In a 525-page report released March 15, a special prosecutor detailed the mismanagement and, in some cases, misconduct that he believed characterized the Justice Department’s handling of the prosecution against late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.

Reactions were swift. Prosecutors cleared of misconduct expressed support for the report’s findings, while those found responsible for wrongdoing claimed they were unfairly targeted. Stevens’ defense lawyers called the report proof of “the worst misconduct we’ve seen in a generation by prosecutors.”

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