Larry Craig

2007-08-29T21:12:56Z

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'''Larry Craig''' has been a [[Republican]] United States Senator from the state of Idaho since 1991. From 1981 to 1991 he represented Idaho in the United States House of Representatives. He is generally considered to be a social conservative and is also a strong advocate of the proposed Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution.

He will end his term in November 2008.

==Incident at Minneapolis Airport==
On June 11, 2007, Craig was arrested by an officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct and sexual solicitation in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis airport. The officer reported that Craig looked through a restroom stall door for two minutes and tapped his toes several times as a signal for sexual activity with the arresting officer.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/28/craig.arrest/index.html CNN]</ref> Despite pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from that incident, Craig denies the allegations and has since said that he regrets pleading guilty.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20467347/</ref>

==Reaction==

According to Craig's media person, the incident in Minneapolis is one in a series of smears by the local media. In a statement released on August 28, 2007, Craig said "For 8 months leading up to June, my family and I had been relentlessly and viciously harassed by the Idaho Statesman. If you’ve seen today’s paper, you know why. Let me be clear: I am not [[gay]] and never have been."<ref>http://www.nypost.com/seven/08282007/news/nationalnews/senator_larry_craigs_statement.htm</ref>

On August 27, Craig resigned from a prominent role with [[Republican]] [[Mitt Romney]]'s presidential campaign. He had been one of Romney's top [[Senate]] supporters, serving as a liaison since early 2007.

Asked about Craig, Romney said, "He's disappointed the American people. I think it reminds us of [[Mark Foley]] and [[Bill Clinton]]," he said on CNBC's "Kudlow & Company." <ref>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/08/28/craig/?rsssource=1</ref>.

On a television interview, Presidential candidate [[John McCain]] commented on the case: "It's disgraceful." <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20467347/</ref>

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