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- September 10, 2007
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Sen. Larry Craig filed papers Monday seeking to
withdraw his guilty plea in an airport sex sting, arguing that he
entered the plea under stress caused by media inquiries into his
sexuality.
Craig, an Idaho Republican, pleaded guilty in August to
disorderly conduct following his June arrest in a sting operation in
a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis airport. A police report alleged
that Craig had solicited sex from a male officer at the airport,
which the senator has denied.
In a "state of intense anxiety" following his arrest, Craig "felt
compelled to grasp the lifeline offered to him by the police