U.S. Senator Larry Craig to resign
{{date|August 31, 2007}}
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[[United States]] {{w|US Senate|Senator}} [[Larry Craig]] ([[Republican Party (US)|R]]-[[Idaho|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 {{w|Minneapolis, MN|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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== Related Stories ==
*{{wikinews|title=U.S. Senators call for Idaho Senator Larry Craig to resign|date=August 29, 2007}}
*{{wikinews|title=Sen. Larry Craig claims innocent of lewd conduct|date=August 28, 2007}}
*{{wikinews|title=Idaho senator arrested for disorderly conduct|date=August 28, 2007}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CRAIG_ARREST?SITE=WHIZ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
|title=Idaho Sen. Craig to resign
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|pub=Associated Press
|date=August 31, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/31/politics/main3223954.shtml
|title=GOP Sen. Larry Craig To Resign
|author=
|pub=CBS News
|date=August 31, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295457,00.html|title=Report: Embattled Senator Larry Craig Will Resign Saturday|pub=FOX News|date=August 31, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/31/craig.arrest/index.html|title=Craig to announce resignation Saturday|author=|pub=CNN|date=August 31, 2007}}

== External links ==
*[http://craig.senate.gov/keyportal.cfm Larry Craig's official website]
*[http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/news?ch=68276&cl=3916685&lang=en Video report by the Associated Press]
*[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295329,00.html Transcript of audio interview with Larry Craig]

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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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