Colin Powell - Former Secretary of Defense Colin Powell arrives at the U.S. District Court in Washington on October 9, 2008. Powell is a whiteness in the Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) trial regarding accusations that he lied on Senate forms concealing more than $250,000 in renovations on his home and other gifts he received from a former oil pipeline company executive. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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Sen. Ted Stevens trial in Washington
Former Secretary of Defense Colin Powell arrives at the U.S. District Court in Washington on October 9, 2008. Powell is a whiteness in the Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) trial regarding accusations that he lied on Senate forms concealing more than $250,000 in renovations on his home and other gifts he received from a former oil pipeline company executive.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, on trial for allegedly accepting political favors, has a "sterling" reputation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The judge in Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' criminal trial ruled Friday that five character witnesses can be called, about half the number the defense team sought.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The federal judge hearing the Washington trial of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens Wednesday tossed out key prosecution evidence but refused to declare a mistrial.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Several U.S. senators are listed as potential witnesses as jury selection in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, begins in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says the United States should begin direct negotiations with Iran over its nuclear enrichment program.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he's undecided on which presidential nominee to back but adds that Barack Obama's run is "electrifying."
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Last month's military confrontation between Russia and Georgia highlighted the latter's vulnerability as an export route for Azeri hydrocarbons westward. Now Turkey is pushing multiple diplomatic initiatives in the Caucasus, which, if successful, could broaden Western export options to include routes transiting Armenia.