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Craig May Resign Today

Senator’s resignation said to pre-empt RNC request

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 31, 2007 9:02 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Larry Craig will resign his Senate seat as soon as today, in an effort to pre-empt an official GOP call for him to step down, party sources tell CNN. Following the Idaho conservative’s guilty plea in a bathroom-stall sex sting, the Republican National Committee was preparing to call for his exit, CNN reports, but will hold off pending his decision to fall on his own sword.

A third Republican senator implied yesterday that Craig would be wise to resign; the Idaho Statesman ran a scathing editorial, saying the state cannot condone an official who  commits a "lie by ommission,"  and cannot abide a senator who "provides fodder for bloggers and late-night talk show hosts." Polls show only one-third of Craig's constituents think he should stay on.

Idaho Sen. Larry Craig reads a statement to the media Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, in downtown Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Troy Maben)
Idaho Sen. Larry Craig reads a statement to the media Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, in downtown Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Troy Maben)   (Associated Press)
This image from television provided by WCCT-TV, Minneapolis, Minn., shows Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Police Sgt. Dave Karsnia in Feb., 2006. Karsnia, who arrested Sen. Larry Craig, was known as a reliable student and a hard worker, and he often tried to minimize embarassment for the people he caught in...
This image from television provided by WCCT-TV, Minneapolis, Minn., shows Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Police Sgt. Dave Karsnia in Feb., 2006. Karsnia, who arrested Sen. Larry Craig, was...   (Associated Press)
Senator Larry Craig, R-Idaho, left, speaks to reporters, with his wife Suzanne, Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, 2007, in Boise, Idaho. Under fire from leaders of his own party, Larry Craig, accused of lewd conduct in a men's room, declared Tuesday, I am not gay and said the only thing he...
Senator Larry Craig, R-Idaho, left, speaks to reporters, with his wife Suzanne, Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, 2007, in Boise, Idaho. Under fire from leaders of his own party, Larry Craig, accused of lewd...   (Associated Press)
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