Craig Cries Uncle

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2007 Sen. Larry Craig, whose alleged shenanigans in a Minnesota airport have captured national attention, announced he will resign at the end of the month. He is likely to be replaced by a fellow Republican, whom the governor of Idaho will appoint. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Craig’s Arrest Transcript Released

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2007 Two and a half months after his arrest at the Minneapolis airport, Sen. Larry Craig's conversation at the scene of the incident with the policemen who apprehended him has been released. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Craig Goes Down the Tubes

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Scandals Rattle Republican Ranks

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2007 The GOP is undergoing a bit of an ethical crisis following the recent string of scandals involving prominent Republicans -- the most recent being, of course, the media hullabaloo surrounding Sen. Larry Craig's run-in with an undercover policeman in a Minneapolis airport men's room. Oh, and then there's that whole Iraq war issue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Craig: ‘I Am Not Gay’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2007 The Idaho senator who was arrested on charges of committing a lewd act in a Minnesota airport apologizes for the scandal but emphatically denies that he is gay: "Let me be clear: I am not gay. I never have been gay." For the record, if a movie is ever made of this fiasco, Craig simply has to be played by John Lithgow. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Denial Is Not a River in Idaho

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2007 Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is working hard to disabuse the press and public of the notion that he has solicited or engaged in sexual activity with men, either at the Minneapolis airport or on other rumored occasions. Regardless of the veracity of said rumors, Editor & Publisher wonders how the media missed the news of his Minnesota arrest almost three months ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )