Former Alaska U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, right,  talks with former Anchorage mayor George Sullivan, left, and mayoral candidate Dan Sullivan at a fundraiser for Dan Sullivan in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday, April 24, 2009. Stevens has made his first public appearances in Alaska this week after a federal judge threw out his felony corruption convictions because of prosecutorial misconduct. Stevens has declined to talk about the case because the federal prosecutors are now under investigation. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

Former Alaska U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, right, talks with former Anchorage mayor George Sullivan, left, and mayoral candidate Dan Sullivan at a fundraiser for Dan Sullivan in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday, April 24, 2009. Stevens has made his first public appearances in Alaska this week after a federal judge threw out his felony corruption convictions because of prosecutorial misconduct. Stevens has declined to talk about the case because the federal prosecutors are now under investigation.