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Queer GOP Senator to Stay in Office Until Ruling

William Yardley / The New York Times:
Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho on Wednesday backed away from his earlier decision to resign on Sept. 30 and said he would await a judge’s ruling on a motion to reverse his guilty plea in an undercover sex sting. Mr. Craig, a Republican, made the announcement after a court hearing on the motion. The senator, who had said he would step down on Sept. 30 if he was unable to clear his record, said in a statement that he would stay in the Senate while Judge Charles A. Porter Jr. weighed arguments made Wednesday in Hennepin County District Court.

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No Swift Ruling On Craig Plea Request
Joshua Freed / The Associated Press
A federal judge took Sen. Larry Craig's request to withdraw his guilty plea under advisement on Wednesday, and the Idaho Republican annnounced plans to stay in Congress for the time being, omitting mention of an earlier commitment to resign Sept. 30. Hennepin County Judge Charles Porter said he probably won't rule until next month on Craig's request, which stems from his earlier guilty plea in a men's room sex sting at the Minneapolis airport.

Posted by Editor at September 27, 2007 08:18 AM