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==Controversy==
==Controversy==
On September 1, 2007, Craig announced his resignation from the Senate (effective September 30, 2007) after reports surfaced about an earlier incident in which he pled guilty to [[disorderly conduct]] after being arrested on a complaint in which Craig claimed entrapment <ref>http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/Craigtranscript.pdf</ref> in a sting operation involving alleged sexual solicitation in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis airport.<ref> [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/28/craig.arrest/index.html CNN]</ref> However, Craig has received support from Senator [[Arlen Specter]], and Sidney Smith, a spokesman for Larry Craig, has stated that the decision to resign may not be final.<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RF0EGO0&show_article=1</ref> Should Craig choose not to resign, his third Senate term will expire in January 2009.<ref> [http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/143801.html (Idaho Statesman)] </ref>
On September 1, 2007, Craig announced his resignation from the Senate (effective September 30, 2007) after reports surfaced about an earlier incident in which he pled guilty to [[disorderly conduct]] after being arrested on a complaint in which Craig claimed entrapment <ref>http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/Craigtranscript.pdf</ref> in a sting operation involving alleged lewd conduct in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis airport.<ref> [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/28/craig.arrest/index.html CNN]</ref> However, Craig has received support from Senator [[Arlen Specter]], and Sidney Smith, a spokesman for Larry Craig, has stated that the decision to resign may not be final.<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RF0EGO0&show_article=1</ref> Should Craig choose not to resign, his third Senate term will expire in January 2009.<ref> [http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/143801.html (Idaho Statesman)] </ref>
Said Craig: "... I'm not gay, and I don't cruise, and I don't hit on men. I have no idea how he drew that conclusion. A smile? Here is one thing I do out in public: I make eye contact, I smile at people, they recognize me, they say, ‘Oh, hi, Senator.' Or, ‘Do I know you?' I've been in this business 27 years in the public eye here. I don't go around anywhere hitting on men, and by God, if I did, I wouldn't do it in Boise, Idaho! Jiminy!"<ref>[http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/143801.html Idaho Statesman], 8/31/07</ref>
Said Craig: "... I'm not gay, and I don't cruise, and I don't hit on men. I have no idea how he drew that conclusion. A smile? Here is one thing I do out in public: I make eye contact, I smile at people, they recognize me, they say, ‘Oh, hi, Senator.' Or, ‘Do I know you?' I've been in this business 27 years in the public eye here. I don't go around anywhere hitting on men, and by God, if I did, I wouldn't do it in Boise, Idaho! Jiminy!"<ref>[http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/143801.html Idaho Statesman], 8/31/07</ref>