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Senate Scolds Craig Over Bathroom Sting

Posted Feb 13, 08 9:14 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – The Senate Ethics Committee had stern words for embattled Idaho Sen. Larry Craig today, issuing a "letter of admonition" that rebukes him for his arrest in a Minneapolis airport sex sting last June. The letter accuses Craig of committing actions that reflected "discreditably on the Senate," CNN reports. It chides Craig for seeking "special and favorable treatment" upon his arrest by pushing his Senate credentials.

The committee was especially miffed by Craig's use of $213,000 in campaign funds to cover legal and public relations fees after the scandal, which erupted after an undercover male officer accused him of soliciting sex. The panel took no further action. Craig said he "strongly" disagreed with the letter's conclusions. "I will continue to serve the people of Idaho," he added.

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U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho is shown in this September file photo. The Senate Ethics Committee said Craig acted improperly in a men's room sex sting. (AP Photo/Matt Cilley, FILE)   (Associated Press)
Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, is seen during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in this May 25, 2006, file photo. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file)   (Associated Press)
Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, listens to President Bush as he spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)   (Associated Press)
Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, walks to the elevators following a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Oct. 18, 2007 file photo. Seeking to have his guilty plea in a bathroom sex sting erased, Craig's...   (Associated Press)
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