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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>
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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>  
  
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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>
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On August 27, Craig resigned from a prominent role with [[Republican]] [[Mitt Romney]]'s presidential campaign. <ref>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/08/28/craig/?rsssource=1</ref>.
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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.
 
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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>.  
 
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On a television interview, Presidential candidate [[John McCain]] commented on the case: "It's disgraceful." <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20467347/</ref>  [[MSNBC]] reporter David Schuster, on ''[[Chris Matthews|Hardball with Chris Matthews]]'' alleged it was a "moral insult to the injuries being suffered today by the victims of Hurricane Katrina." <ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20512902 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' for August 29 transcript], ''MSNBC'', Aug 30, 2007.</ref>
 
  
 
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Revision as of 18:07, August 31, 2007

Larry Craig (b. July 20, 1945) 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.

Craig earned his B.A. at the University of Idaho in 1969 and did graduate work at George Washington University 1970. Craig has worked as a farmer and rancher and served in the Idaho senate from 1974-1980.

Craig chaired the Senate Republican Policy Committee (1996-2003), the Special Committee on Aging (One Hundred Eighth Congress), and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (One Hundred Ninth Congress).

He will end his term in November 2008.

Controversy

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.[1]

On August 27, Craig resigned from a prominent role with Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. [2].

References

  1. ↑ CNN
  2. ↑ http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/08/28/craig/?rsssource=1
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