WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 20: (FILE PHOTO) U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), 82, talks to the news media after a meeting of the Senate Republican Policy Committee December 20, 2005 in Washington DC. It was reported that U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) has been indicted by the Justice Department on seven counts of making false statements to federal investigators on July 28, 2008. The criminal charges are related to his business dealings in Alaska, Stevens is up for re-election this year.