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NEW: Sen. Inouye on Sen. Stevens: "His word is good" Stevens is accused of failing to report renovations to his home Defense objects to foreman's testimony on payroll records WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii testified Thursday that he has never known Sen. Ted Stevens to tell a lie during their 40 years of service together in the Senate. Sen. Ted Stevens and his daughter, Beth Stevens, arrive Thursday at U.S. District Court in Washington. Inouye, a Democrat, was the first witness defense attorneys called on behalf of Stevens, an Alaska Republican who is fighting a seven-count indictment for allegedly lying on mandatory financial disclosure forms. "His word is good, as far as I'm concerned, good enough to take to the bank," Inouye, a Democrat, told defense attorney Brendan Sullivan. Before Inouye began his... [read full story]
