Wow, time really flies when you're having fun.  After 12 days of listening to recorded wire taps, reading emails, and arguments alleging Stevens received illegal gifts from VECO, the prosecution arguing corruption charges against Sen. Ted Stevens has rested and the trial now goes to the defense.  Le's take a few minutes to go over some highlights from the prosecution side:

• It's everyone else that's to blame. VECO CEO Bill Allen was overly generous and devious when he said he'd remodel Stevens' Girdwood, AK home. Stevens was duped, he says. Additionally, his wife is also to blame because she handles all the household finances. Exhibit A, the buck that was passed, was entered into evidence.
• Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. They laughed together, drank wine together, and fished together. "We really liked each other, you know?" Allen reminisced, yesterday. "Ted really worked hard. Ted loved Alaska and I loved Alaska."
• Recorded Conversations. Jurors heard recorded conversations between the two about their work together. "We might have to pay a fine and spend a little time in jail," Stevens told Allen in the recordings from the fall of 2006, "I hope it doesn't come to that."Additionally, Stevens wrote in a thank you letter to Allen, "It was great to see you at the Bogart movie and I thank you for all that you are doing on the house." Talking Points Memo has a compendium of audio recordings between the two that you can check out.

Now it's up to the defense. They will try to prove the trial should be thrown out because of some bungling by the prosecutors and, if the trial proceeds, will bring in character witnesses to show how great Stevens' is, including Colin Powell and Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii).