That was then . . .

The Center’s Power Trips project documented 20 trips taken by Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska between January 2000 and June 2005, including jaunts to the Bahamas, Hawaii, and Grand Cayman Island. In 2005, the Center’s LobbyWatch also found Stevens had hired a corporate lobbyist to head his campaign fundraising committee.

And this is now . . .

Stevens, 84, was found guilty Monday of “knowingly and willfully” violating ethics laws to conceal more than $250,000 in gifts and services. The longest-serving Republican in the Senate, Stevens is up for reelection next week, but now faces a sentence of up to 35 years in prison.

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