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  • August 2008

    • Cowboys Ride With Satphones at Their Side

      Associated Press  |  Aug 31, 08 6:07 PM CDT

      Cowboys Ride With Satphones at Their Side

      (Newser) - Cowboys are men of spurs and solitude—and satellite phones, too. Federal and state agencies have equipped seven Idaho ranchers with satellite technology so they can make clear, quick calls if a wildfire breaks out, the AP reports. "Minutes count in that country," one cowboy said. "Right now, it's pretty quiet. But it'll come." More »

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      wildfires  • Idaho  • satellite phones  • cowboy

  • July 2008

    • Lawn Chair Balloonist Travels in Style

      Associated Press  |  Jul 5, 08 10:00 PM CDT

      Lawn Chair Balloonist Travels in Style

      (AP) - A 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled balloons more than 200 miles across the Oregon desert today before landing safely in a field in Idaho. "If I had the time and money and people, I'd do this every weekend," said Kent Couch. "Things just look different up there." He covered about 235 miles in about nine hours after lifting off at dawn from central Oregon, cruising at about 15,000 feet. More »

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      Oregon  • Idaho  • stunts  • lawn chair

    • Lawn-Chair Pilot Plans Record 300-Mile Flight

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 4, 08 12:45 PM CDT

      Lawn-Chair Pilot Plans Record 300-Mile Flight

      (Newser) - An Oregon man plans to strap 150 balloons to his lawn chair tomorrow for his third attempt to fly to Idaho, reports the Chicago Tribune . Kent Couch made it 193 miles in last year's effort before landing in scrub land. This year, with corporate sponsorship behind him—and his wife's blessing—he's confident he can make it all the way to Boise. More »

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      flight  • Oregon  • Idaho  • stunts  • helium

  • April 2008

    • The Most Vulnerable Western City: Boise. Really?

      Washington Post  |  Apr 5, 08 7:53 AM CDT

      The Most Vulnerable Western City: Boise. Really?

      (Newser) - Boise, Idaho, may be better known for hosting the World Potato Congress than topping terrorist target lists, but it was the only city west of the Mississippi to make the top 10 in a Homeland Security-funded study ranking cities by vulnerability to terror attacks, the Washington Post reports. "To be honest, we're a little bit surprised," a spokesman for the city said. More »

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      terrorism  • Department of Homeland Security  • security  • Idaho  • terrorist attack  • Boise

  • March 2008
  • February 2008
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  • October 2007

    • Craig: The Apple of Idaho's Eye?

      Spokesman Review  |  Oct 7, 07 3:05 PM CDT

      Craig: The Apple of Idaho's Eye?

      (Newser) - The kerfuffle over Larry Craig's arrest and guilty plea won't keep him from entering the Idaho Hall of Fame next weekend, over the protest of local Republicans. "Maybe in 10 or 15 years we can think of this hall of fame stuff. Now is not the time," says a local pol. "It's a sad day to be a Republican." But organizers say they voted Craig in before his arrest and want to applaud the work he's done. More »

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      Republicans  • scandals  • Larry Craig  • gay  • Idaho

    • Craig Can't Rescind Guilty Plea

      CNN  |  Oct 4, 07 2:06 PM CDT

      Craig Can't Rescind Guilty Plea

      (Newser) - A Minnesota judge today rejected Sen. Larry Craig's attempt to rescind his guilty plea in a June men's bathroom sex sting, saying it had been entered "accurately, voluntarily, and intelligently," CNN reports. There was no immediate response from the Idaho Republican, who had said he would resign if he was unable to withdraw the plea by the end of September. More »

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      Senate  • sex scandal  • Larry Craig  • Idaho  • Senate GOP  • Pete Domenici

  • September 2007

    • Craig to Stay in Senate 'for Now'

      Associated Press  |  Sep 26, 07 8:25 PM CDT

      Craig to Stay in Senate 'for Now'

      (Newser) - GOP leaders listened in icy silence as Larry Craig vowed today to stay a senator while trying to change his guilty plea, the AP reports. A Minnesota judge says he will decide the matter sometime next month. "Today was a major step in the legal effort to clear my name," Craig said. But his lawyer admits that the effort to withdraw his plea is "near impossible, and it should be." More »

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      Larry Craig  • Idaho  • Trent Lott

    • Craig Will Leave Senate After All: Aide

      Associated Press  |  Sep 6, 07 5:11 PM CDT

      Craig Will Leave Senate After All: Aide

      (Newser) - Larry Craig has reversed course and will resign his Senate seat, his spokesman told the AP today. “The most likely scenario, by far, is that by October there will be a new senator from Idaho,” the spokesman said, after reports surfaced that the conservative Republican was reconsidering plans to resign. Craig met yesterday with Idaho’s governor, who will appoint his successor. More »

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      Republicans  • GOP  • ethics  • Larry Craig  • Idaho  • Senate Republicans  • Mitch McConnell

    • Craig Lawyer Courts Public Opinion, Too

      Politico  |  Sep 6, 07 8:41 AM CDT

      Craig Lawyer Courts Public Opinion, Too

      (Newser) - The man embattled Sen. Larry Craig turned to in his quest to clear his name, DC superstar lawyer Billy Martin, is a master at both legal strategy and managing public opinion, Politico reports. He shepherded the Lewinsky family through the Clinton sex scandal, positioned Wesley Snipes as the "victim of unscrupulous advice" in a tax evasion case, and most recently managed the plea bargain for NFL star Michael Vick. More »

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      scandals  • Larry Craig  • lawyer  • Idaho

    • Craig's Kids Say He Was 'Victim of Circumstance'

      ABC News  |  Sep 4, 07 5:48 PM CDT

      Craig's Kids Say He Was 'Victim of Circumstance'

      (Newser) - Idaho senator Larry Craig was just in the wrong place at the wrong time when he was arrested in a bathroom sex sting in June, his children told Good Morning America today. “He was a victim of circumstance,” said his son, who, with his sister, believes his father's actions in the bathroom were misinterpreted. More »

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      Senate  • sex scandal  • Larry Craig  • Idaho  • guilty plea  • infidelity

    • Sen. Larry Craig Resigns

      Associated Press  |  Sep 1, 07 11:40 AM CDT

      Sen. Larry Craig Resigns

      (Newser) - Idaho Sen. Larry Craig held a press conference this morning to announce his resignation at the end of September. Noting the presence of his family and Gov. Butch Otter behind him, he said, "For any public official at this moment in time to be standing with Larry Craig is, in itself, a humbling experience." Craig apologized for "what I have caused." More »

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      Senate  • scandals  • resignation  • Larry Craig  • Idaho

  • August 2007

    • Craig Will Resign

      Idaho Statesman  |  Aug 31, 07 8:03 PM CDT

      Craig Will Resign

      (Newser) - Days after the revelation that he was caught in a police sting operation in an airport men's room, Larry Craig will resign from the US Senate, state GOP officials tell the AP and NBC News. The conservative Republican has called a news conference for tomorrow morning in Boise, where he will announce that he's stepping down Sept. 30. More »

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      Senate  • resignation  • Larry Craig  • Idaho  • Senate Republicans  • Jim Risch

    • Craig May Resign Today

      CNN  |  Aug 31, 07 9:02 AM CDT

      Craig May Resign Today

      (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. More »

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      Senate  • resignation  • Larry Craig  • Idaho  • RNC

    • Craig’s Seat Up for Grabs, but Not for Dems

      Politico  |  Aug 29, 07 1:56 PM CDT

      Craig’s Seat Up for Grabs, but Not for Dems

      (Newser) - It’s unlikely that Larry Craig will stand for re-election to the Senate next year—but don’t even think about chalking up another seat for the Democrats. Pleading guilty to disorderly conduct in an airport bathroom will probably end Craig’s career, but Politico says Idaho’s one of the country's most Republican states—68% went for Bush in 2004—and two GOPers wait to snap up the chair. More »

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      Republicans  • Democrats  • Senate  • Larry Craig  • Idaho  • Jim Risch

    • Craig: 'I Am Not Gay'

      Idaho Statesman  |  Aug 28, 07 5:35 PM CDT

      Craig: 'I Am Not Gay'

      (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 media in Boise with his wife at his side. "I am not gay, I never have been gay." More »

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      homosexuality  • Larry Craig  • gay  • Idaho  • Idaho Statesman

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