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Craig: 'I Am Not Gay'

Senator addresses media in attempt to set the record ... straight

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 28, 2007 5:35 PM CDT

(Newser) – Larry Craig apologized this afternoon—for "the cloud placed over Idaho," not for the disorderly conduct to which he pleaded guilty after being busted in a Minneapolis airport men's room. "I did nothing wrong," said the Republican Senator, who addressed the... Read full story »

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