Corruption trial could harm US senator's campaign

Read More Here:"Washington: A senior Republican senator cannot move his corruption trial from Washington to his home state of Alaska, a federal judge has ruled in a decision that could hamstring the powerful lawmaker s re-election bid.

The patriarch of Alaska politics, Stevens could normally expect to coast to his seventh full term in the Senate. But Democrats want to capitalise on the lengthy FBI investigation and trial to capture the once-safe Republican seat.

Stevens, 84,had hoped to stand trial by day and campaign on nights and weekends. In a state where he is known as 'Uncle Ted,' he could have faced a more sympathetic jury. Stevens was named the Alaskan of the Century in 2000,the Anchorage airport bears his name, and he has brought billions in federal aid to the frontier state."