Stewart: Get it over with

NEW YORK (AP) -- Martha Stewart said today she has decided to surrender for prison as soon as possible, citing the need "to put this nightmare behind me, both personally and professionally."
The millionaire businesswoman was sentenced in July to five months in prison and five months of house arrest after she was convicted of lying about why she sold ImClone Systems Inc. stock in 2001.
A federal judge allowed her to stay out of prison while she pursued an appeal, but Stewart asked to serve her time anyway. She said she wanted to get the matter behind her and her company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.
Last month, the company, struggling with declining advertising, posted a wider loss than Wall Street expected in the second quarter. It also warned of more losses for the rest of the year.
Shares in Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia jumped in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange, gaining 34 cents, or more than 3 percent, to $11.48.