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Sen. Craig loses appeal in airport sex sting case

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By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press, via sfgate.com

Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a Minneapolis airport men's room sex sting.

A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected the Republican's bid to toss out his disorderly conduct conviction.

Craig was arrested in June 2007 in a Minneapolis airport bathroom stall by an undercover officer who said the senator solicited sex.

He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor and paid a fine, but changed his mind after word of his arrest became public. Craig insisted he was innocent, but the case effectively ended his political career.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/12/09/national/a081230S04.DTL">Complete article

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