Senator Ted Stevens has been indicted on seven counts of making false statements. The 84-year-old Alaska Republican and former chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee is accused of falsely reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars in services he received from a company that helped renovate his home. In 2005, Stevens became a lightning rod for critics of wasteful spending when he backed a costly "bridge to nowhere" in his home state. It ultimately was not funded.

At the end of the year, the mandate which allows the United States to operate in Iraq under international law runs out. Issues of Iraqi sovereignty and oil-wealth distribution will bubble through the discussions between the White House and the Iraqi government.

In Florida, voters may be scratching their heads trying to figure out which political candidate is the new guy, and which one’s in office now. The Takeaway talks with political consultant Roger Austin, who explains that for some incumbent politicians, the taboo phrase of this campaign season is, “re-elect.”

When we feel hungry, our bodies actually get a boost from a hunger hormone called ghrelin. New research in mice suggests that ghrelin's primary purpose is actually stress relief. Hunger is a side-effect.

As the presidential candidates work to court the growing Hispanic population, the National Latino Congreso, a minority activism group, is registering Hispanic voters like never before. The Takeaway talks with two organizers about what they're doing to bring the powerful bloc to the voting booth come November.

Senator Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, indicted on seven counts of making false statements by a federal grand jury Tuesday, has represented Alaska for 40 years.

The Hamdan trial continues in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Yesterday, prosecutors in the trial of Osama bin Laden's driver, Salim Hamdan, unveiled a graphic video of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and other al-Qaida operations, created for the Office of Military Commissions, entitled "The al-Qaida Plan."

A report released Monday reveals the bold and illegal influence of politics in hiring practices at the Department of Justice. Justice's internal watchdog group charges that senior aides to then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales used a variety of techniques to identify pro-Republican candidates and weed out the liberal ones. Former deputy attorney general Jamie Gorelick says it wasn't this way during the Clinton Administration.

Controversial affirmative-action ballot initiatives in three states — Nebraska, Colorado and Arizona — are making news for the presidential candidates. Arizona senator and presidential candidate John McCain has said he supports a measure in his state that would ban the use of preferential treatment when it comes to race or gender. He says he's always opposed quotas. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wagged his finger at his rival.

The International Olympic Committee has overturned an earlier decision banning Iraq from this year's Olympics. The latest move came after last-minute talks during which Iraq promised to hold free elections for its national Olympic committee under international observation.

A year ago this Friday, Minnesota's I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapsed. Now a report released by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials says nearly a quarter of all bridges are in need of serious repair or should just be replaced altogether. With the need identified, who can pay for the repairs?