Winner’s Request

(Fox News) - Alaska Democrat Mark Begich defeated long-time Senator Ted Stevens just days after the Republican's corruption conviction. But Begich now tells the Politico, putting Stevens behind bars would be wrong: "I think for an 85-year-old man to serve time in jail, that's not an appropriate thing to do. There are some real bad characters in there."

Stevens, who was convicted in October of making false statements on his financial disclosure form, requested a new trial Friday, asserting misconduct by government prosecutors and at least one juror.