Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens pleaded not guilty to corruption charges Thursday and received an unusually speedy trial date, which he hopes will clear his name before voters consider re-electing him in November.
Stevens said the tentative Sept. 24 trial date set by U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan "should allow ample time for a decision before the general election" in November.
"I am looking forward to this trial as a way of finally showing the truth _ that I'm innocent," the 40-year Senate veteran said in a written statement Thursday evening.
Stevens, a Capitol Hill bulldozer accustomed to winning political battles, wrangled …
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