I Ran for Vice President and All I Got Was This $150K Wardrobe

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2008 Did the Republican National Committee splash out a staggering $150,000 since early September to get Sarah Palin all spiffed up for the campaign trail? And if she and John McCain don't win the election, does Palin get to keep all those versatile and stylish career separates? Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bridge Repairs Going Nowhere

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2008 According to an AP review of more than 1,000 structures, just 12 percent of the nation's most troubled and traveled bridges have been repaired since the deadly collapse of a Minneapolis bridge a year ago. There's plenty of blame to go around, but most officials seem to agree that the money just isn't there. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clooney and Pitt Spoof Larry Craig Stall Scene

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2007 If Sen. Larry Craig's public humiliation wasn't already complete, here come those two Hollywood jokesters, George Clooney and Brad Pitt, to keep the story of Craig's restroom scandal circulating in popular culture. In a video tribute to Julia Roberts, Clooney is busy singing Roberts' praises and explaining why he can't be there for the presentation of her American Cinematheque Award when he feels movement near his foot. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Craig Bitter Over His Treatment by Romney

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2007 Sen. Larry Craig has fallen out with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who, according to Craig (pictured), turned his back on the embattled Idaho senator after Craig's infamous run-in with the Minneapolis police this summer. In an NBC interview slated to air Tuesday, an embittered Craig said Romney "not only threw me under his campaign bus, he backed up and ran over me again." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hall of Infamy

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2007 Sen. Larry Craig has joined that elite group of Idahoans who make up the Idaho Hall of Fame. Yes, there really is an Idaho Hall of Fame, and the country's most famous bathroom visitor is now really a member. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Not Exactly the Happiest Place on Earth

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2007 The Minnesota airport men's room where Sen. Larry Craig tapped toes with an undercover policeman has become a tourist attraction, complete with gawking visitors -- including women -- posing for photos in front of the infamous stall. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

And Then Again, Maybe Not

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2007 Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is apparently not absolutely certain he will resign on Sept. 30 following the discovery of, and ensuing media blitzkrieg about, his June arrest in a Minneapolis airport men's room. According to Craig's camp, the embattled senator is considering his options, including the possibility of reversing his guilty plea. 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 )

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 )

Review of Bridges Ordered After Collapse

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2007 As divers continue their search for bodies in the Mississippi River after Wednesday's bridge collapse in Minneapolis, federal transportation officials are calling for a review of some 700 similar structures. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Collapsed Bridge Had Known Structural Problems

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2007 A day after Wednesday's deadly rush-hour bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the Bush administration acknowledged that the interstate freeway bridge had been known to be "structurally deficient" for at least two years -- while carefully pointing out that the Minnesota government was responsible for its upkeep. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )