Castle Finally Gives Stevens Money Back.

Took him long enough.   For those who are unaware, Senator Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in the U.S. Senate, was indicted last month by a federal grand jury for filing false financial disclosure reports that withheld information about more than $250,000 in improvements to his home, paid for by a private oil services company.   He should have been indicted for bribery, but there were problems with the statute of limitations on the crime.

“Based on recent indictments against Sen. Stevens, I felt it was appropriate to donate the $1,000 contribution his PAC made to my campaign in 2004,” Castle, R-Del., said in a Wednesday statement, responding to a Gannett News Service query.

On Thursday, Castle’s campaign office sent a donation in the same amount to the United Way of Delaware.