U.S. Senator Larry Craig to resign

Friday, August 31, 2007

United States Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) is announcing on September 1 that he will resign his post, effective September 30. Craig was involved in a scandal where he allegedly propositioned another man for sex in a bathroom at a Minneapolis airport. Craig has previously claimed he was "in the bathroom for its intended purpose." The senator said in a news conference that "I am not gay. I have never have been gay," and that he "pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the hopes that it would go away." This comes just before the Republican National Convention would have called on Craig to resign.

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Republican leaders accused of double standard after Larry Craig's resignation

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Idaho Sen. Craig to resign — Associated Press, August 31, 2007
GOP Sen. Larry Craig To Resign — CBS News, August 31, 2007
Report: Embattled Senator Larry Craig Will Resign Saturday — FOX News, August 31, 2007
Craig to announce resignation Saturday — CNN, August 31, 2007

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