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Daily Show Tricks Larry Craig

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:21:00 CDT

Larry Craig was so convinced he wouldn’t be discussing “the past” during his appearance on last night’s Daily Show , he had a former member of his staff send around an email saying just that. The appearance, part of a segment on retired senators, was supposed to be “fun,” it read,...

Juiciest Political Sex Scandals

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:07:56 CST

From Eliot Spitzer’s $80,000 worth of prostitute action to Mark Sanford “hiking the Appalachian trail,” this decade has been ripe with political sex scandals. The Frisky picks the juiciest. Some of the slightly-lesser-discussed affairs: Mike Duvall: A self-described “family values warrior” in the California State Assembly spilled about his...

Top Public Mea Culpas

Will McCahill — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:11:35 CDT

David Letterman’s acknowledgement yesterday of some skeletons in his closet is only the latest caught by television’s unforgiving lens; Lisa Todorovich runs down her faves on True/Slant: Bill Clinton: The Democratic candidate, with wife Hillary alongside, cops to “mistakes in my marriage in a 1992 interview with CBS. Bill Clinton,...

Burris Camp Returns to Race Card

Gabriel Winant — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:26:56 CST

Roland Burris doesn’t have much support in Washington or money in his war chest for a reelection bid, but he retains one reliable weapon, Politico reports: the race card. As controversy over his appointment has reemerged, Burris hasn’t hesitated to chalk it up to racial politics. A Burris consultant says...

Craig Won't Appeal to Minn. High Court in Sex Sting

Harry Kimball — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:00:03 CST

The deadline for appealing his case to the Minnesota Supreme Court passes today, and Larry Craig will not seek a review, Fox affiliate KMSP-TV reports. The former Idaho senator was arrested last year in a Minneapolis airport sex sting, and sought to void his conviction. An appeals court ruled against...

Craig's Plea Withdrawal Denied

Kevin Spak — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:21:26 CST

Larry Craig’s guilty plea will stand—probably with a wide stance—a Minnesota appeals court ruled today, rejecting the Idaho Republican's attempt to withdraw it. Craig, who is retiring from the Senate, had argued that his case was not fully investigated, while his lawyer maintained that there was “no factual...

Craig Pushes to Withdraw Guilty Plea

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:33:01 CDT

Larry Craig's lawyers asked a state appeals court today to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct charges. The prosecutor argued that the senator, who did not appear today, waived his right to a trial by using a mail-in form to enter a plea after being busted...

Edwards 'Love Child' Story Shows Press Double Standard

Kevin Spak — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:00 CDT

The press jumped all over Larry Craig’s bathroom dalliance not because he was gay, it was claimed, but because he was a hypocrite with an anti-gay voting record. But no one is piling on John Edwards, whom the National Enquirer says it caught visiting his mistress and love child this...

The World's Least Sexy Lads

Kate Rockwood — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:40:57 CDT

It takes more than comb-overs and beer bellies to make the world's 100 unsexiest men list. The Boston Phoenix factors behavior into its list of oh-so-fugly gents. A peek at who snagged the top (dis)honors: Roger Clemens: baseball (and steroid?) star. Spencer Pratt: Heidi's smarmy boyfriend on The Hills. Larry...