Government seeks to reverse Stevens' conviction!

Citing prosecutorial misconduct and withheld exculpatory evidence, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is seeking to reverse the conviction of former Alaska senator Ted Stevens, a Republican, on corruption charges late last year.

The 85 year-old Stevens, one of the state's founding fathers, was narrowly defeated for reelection after a conviction the government now admits was improperly obtained.

Justice at last has been served, regrettably too late to prevent the bogus charges from dictating the result of last year's election. But Ted Stevens' good name is in the process of being restored, and at least that's something. And the Obama administration deserves credit for acting promptly to right the wrong done Senator Stevens insofar as doing so is still possible.