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Show 2 Tuesday, October 28,2008 BULLETIN V'a www.dailyutahchronicle.com All stories and photos from The Associated Press Stevens guilty on 7 felony counts WASHINGTON—Ted Stevens, a pillar of the Senate for 40 years and the face of Alaska politics almost since statehood, was convicted of a sevenfelony string of corruption charges Monday—found guilty of accepting a bonanza of home renovations and fancy trimmings from an oil executive and then lying about it. Unbowed, even defiant, Stevens accused prosecutors of blatant misconduct and said, "I will fight this unjust verdict with every ounce of energy I have." The senator, 84 and already facing a challenging re-election contest next Tuesday, said he would stay in the race against Democrat Mark Begich. Though the convictions are a significant blow for the Senate's longest-serving Republican, they do not disqualify him, and Stevens is still hugely popular in his home state. The jury—itself a daily drama, trying to expel one of its own members—convicted Stevens of all the felony charges he faced, accusations based heavily on the testimony of a wealthy oil contractor who for years had been a fishing and drinking buddy. Visibly shaken after the verdicts were read—the jury foreman declaring "guilty" seven times—Stevens tried to intertwine his 2 8 Tuesdaf 1 Sunny 70/46 • Information Security Awareness Day 2008:10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. @ Union, Saltair Room • Out of the Closet: A Candid, Behind the Scenes Dialogue on Gay Rights: 11 a.m. to noon @ Hinckley Caucus Room, 255 OSH • Humanities Happy Hour: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. @ Squatters (147 W. Broadway) • Wind Ensemble Concert: 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. @ Libby Gardner Concert Hall 2 9 Wednesday 67/46 Sunny Sen. Ted Stevens, R-AIaska leaves federal court in Washington on Monday after a guilty verdict was returned by • Fall Semester 2008 Academic Deadline: Last day to drop (delete) second session classes • 18th Annual U of U Wellness Fair: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. @ Union • Tradition and Politics in Contemporary China: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. @ LNCO1945 • Star Party: 9 p.m. to midnight @ roof of the Physics Building the jury at his trial. fingers but quickly put his hands down to his side after noticing they were trembling. As he left the courtroom, he got a quick kiss on the cheek from his wife, Catherine, who testified on his behalf during the triaL Stevens faces up to five years in prison on each count when he is sentenced, but under federal guidelines he is likely to receive much less time, if any. The judge did not immediately set a sentencing date. The month-long trial revealed that employees for VECO Corp., an oil services company, transformed Stevens' modest Alaska mountain cabin into a modern, two-story home with wraparound porches, a sauna and a wine cellar. Stevens said he had no idea he was getting freebies. He said his wife handled the business of the renovation. He said he paid $160,000 for the project and believed that covered everything. As his attorneys had during the trial, Stevens said in a statement issued afterward that prosecutors had improperly held back favorable evidence, had sent a crucial witness back to Alaska and "allowed evidence to be introduced that they knew was false." "I am innocent," he declared. "I ask that Alaskans and my Senate colleagues stand with me as I pursue my rights." Addressing the folks back home, he added, "I will come home Wednesday and ask for your vote." He had asked for an unusually speedy trial, hoping he'd be exonerated in time to win re-election. Despite being a convicted felon, he is not required to drop out of the race or resign from the Senate. If he wins re-election, he can continue to hold his seat because there is no rule barring felons from serving in Congress. The Senate could vote to expel him on a two-thirds vote. "Put this down: That will never happen—ever, OK?" Stevens said in the weeks leading up to his trial. "I am not stepping down. I'm going to run through, and I'm going to win this election." McCain fights for comeback in hard-hit Ohio CANTON, Ohio—Fading in the polls, John McCain fought Barack Obama for support in economically hard-hit Ohio on Monday, each man pledging to right the economy and turn the page on the Bush era in a state with an impressive record for picking presidents. Eight days from the election, however, Republicans looked and sounded increasingly like a party anticipating defeat, and possibly a substantial one. McCain betrayed no such pessimism, assailing Obama as "the most liberal person ever to run for the presidency" and warning that Democrats would tax and spend the nation deeper into recession if they win the White House and keep control of Congress. Referring to Obama, he said, "We for Bush four years ago, as well as at least one—Virginia—that last voted for a Democrat four decades ago. In a fresh show of GOP concern, officials inside both parties said the Republican National Committee was moving into Montana with a television advertising campaign for the first time this year. The parry also is expanding its advertising in West Virginia to run statewide. Both states had presumed safe for McCain for weeks, and RNC advertising has generally run in Republican-leaning states where he is in trouble. The candidates' travel plans underscored the Electoral College math. With scarcely a week remaining, McCain remained largely pinned down in traditionally Republican states, trying to eke out a majority. both disagree with President Bush on economic policy. The difference is that he thinks taxes have been too low, and I think that spending has been too high." Obama, running to become the nation'sfirstblack president, countered that when it comes to the economy, "John McCain has stood with this president every step of the way." He added, "The question in this election is not 'Are you better off than you were four years ago?' We know the answer to that. The real question is, 'Will this country be better off four years from now?'" The polls suggest the country is leaning toward an Obama presidency. The Illinois senator runs ahead in national surveys. He also holds an advantage in several polls measuring sentiment in states that voted i v TIRSrTIMEBtiYER PROGRAM^ , continued from Page 1 Declare Yourself, National Constitution Center and Rock the Vote are among the sponsors of the bowl. Because it is not legal for Why Tbesday? to directly register students to vote, Zitron and the other sponsors of the bowl collaborated with student groups at campuses nationwide to register voters. The University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara and the University of California-Berkeley hold the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively. The Web site lists the U as having 2,552 registrations, but Director of ASUU Government Relations Andrew Jensen said the U has registered 2,770 students. Jensen, who is in charge of the registration effort at the U, said the success was achieved by working with various coalitions on campus, including the College Republicans and College Democrats, the Latter-day Saint Student Association and LEAP. "Because we are a non-partisan group, it was easier to get student groups to work together," said Thomas Jarvis, assistant director of government relations. To celebrate the U's success in the bowl, ASUU Government Relations will host a volunteer party for everyone who helped in the effort to get students registered, Jarvis said. r.totten@ chronicle.utah.edu V , , L 1 ,. Withourfirsttimebu^Erogramyoudon'trieied.^ ?'' 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U.S. official: Raid on Syria killed leader of cell SUKKARIYEH, Syria—A cross-border raid by U.S. special forces killed the al-Qaida-linked head of a Syrian network that smuggled fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq, an American counterterrorism official said Monday. Blood stained the earth in this border village as anguished Syrians buried relatives they said were killed in the U.S. helicopter attack Sunday. Some shouted anti-American slogans and carried banners reading "Down with Bush and the American enemy." The operation targeted the home of Abu Ghadiyah, the nickname for the leader of a key cell of foreign fighters in Iraq, the U.S. official told the AP. U.S. Feds disrupt alleged plot targeting Obama WASHINGTON—Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said Monday. In all, the two men, whom officials described as neo-Nazi skinheads, planned to kill 88 people—14 by beheading, according to documents unsealed in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Tenn. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community. The spree, which initially targeted an unidentified predominantly black school, was to end with the two men driving toward Obama, "shooting at him from the windows," the documents show. UTAH Housing programs have long waiting lists The number of people applying for subsidized housing is up. Since the beginning of the year, the number of people applying to the Salt Lake City housing authority for discounted places to live has increased by one-third. As the economy has worsened, more people are turning to subsidized housing for help despite lengthy waiting lists. Krystle Augustine and her husband signed up for subsidized housing after losing their home in South Jordan. 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