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Stevens says he won't seek pardon from Bush

Politics on HuffingtonPost.com found this 11/19/2008 on politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

(CNN) — Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Arkansas, who was recently convicted on seven felony counts, said Tuesday he won’t ask President Bush to pardon him. “No, no, no,” Stevens responded emphatically when asked if he would seek a pardon. The embattled senator, who turned 85 Tuesday, spoke briefly to reporters as he entered a meeting of Senate Republicans [...]