A witness in Sen. Ted Stevens’s (R-Alaska) gift-giving trial who testified Tuesday afternoon had a rather racy revelation about an annual fundraiser Stevens used to hold on Alaska’s Kenai River.
Jeri Best, who worked for a decade putting together the mid-summer fundraiser attended by lobbyists, cabinet officials and members of Congress, lauded former Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) for running the auction, whose prizes included paintings, a Royal Caribbean cruise and a barge ride from Seattle to Alaska.
“The man can move his tongue like you wouldn