Larry Craig

Maine's Gov. LePage: The Latest Example of GOP Self-Loathing

Pat LaMarche | Posted 01.08.2012 | Politics

Read More: Paul Lepage, George W. Bush, Self-Loathing, Larry Craig, Republicans, Hypocrisy, Gop, Maine Governor, Politics News

He's just one of many Republicans who has risen to power while kicking to the curb those who are just like him.

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Disgraced Senator Resurfaces Lobbying For Big Coal

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.22.2011 | Green

Read More: Jay Rockefeller, Lobbying, Big Coal, Mining, Lobbyists, Crandall Canyon, Mine Safety, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Coal Mining, Coal, Larry Craig, Murray Energy, George Miller, Shelly-Moore-Capito, Upper Big Branch Mine, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Having left Congress after an embarrassing 2007 arrest, former Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) has quietly reemerged in Washington as a lobby...

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Right-Wing Politicians Who Had Weird Gay Sex Scandals

TruTV.com | David Moye | Posted 12.12.2011 | Gay Voices

Read More: Richard Curtis, Ted Haggard, Phil Hinkle, Bishop Eddie Long, Troy King, Roberto Arango, Gay Sex Scandals, Larry Craig, JIm WEst, GOP Gay Sex Scandals. Roy Ashburn, George Rekers, Gay Voices News

Some right-wing politicians take a "do as I say, not as I do" attitude towards gay relationships. TruTV has compiled some of the more infamous case...

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Let's Face It -- Homophobia Is So Gay

Wayne Besen | Posted 10.31.2011 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Robert Arango, Closet Cases, Larry Craig, Outing, Rep. Phillip Hinkle, Senator Arango Scandal, Homophobic, Homophobia, Homophobic-Politicians, Politics News

To protect their "dirty" secret, these scoundrels are inciting persecution and passing discriminatory laws that lead to many forms of suicide: career, social, financial, emotional, spiritual, and actual.

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11 Top Political Sex Scandals

latimes.com | June 8, 2011 | Posted 08.08.2011 | Divorce

Read More: Tim Mahoney, Mark Foley, Anthony Weiner, Eric Massa, Vito Fossella, Mark Souder, Charles Pickering, Gary Condit, Anthony Weiner Twitter, John Ensign, Elliot Spitzer, Anthony Weiner Scandal, Chistopher Lee, Larry Craig, David Vitter, Divorce News

Although political scandals date to the country's earliest days, attention to sex-related wrongdoing in Congress began in earnest in the 1970s. Here a...

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Explaining Weiner

Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.08.2011 | Politics

The rise and ultimate fall of Rep. Anthony Weiner's once-brilliant political career has many elements of a classic Greek tragedy, where the highly ambitious, competent, powerful protagonist suffers a horrible fate.

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WATCH: Which Political Wives Stood By Their Disgraced Hubbies?

Huffington Post | Ashley Reich | Posted 08.07.2011 | Divorce

Read More: Jim McGreevey, Mark Sanford, Bill Clinton, Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin, John Ensign, Anthony Weiner Press Conference, Antony Weiner Twitter, Elliot Spitzer, Antonio Villiaragosa, Dan Crane, John Edwards, Anthony Weinre Huma Abedin, Larry Craig, Divorce News

Though Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner apologized to his wife Huma Abedin numerous times throughout Monday's news conference--where he confessed to hav...

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Anthony Weiner Hands Republicans a Twofer

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 08.06.2011 | Politics

The wars drag on, the economy teeters, climate change unfolds just as the scientists predicted, and the yawning gap between the rich and the rest of us continues to grow. And what are we left with? The spectacle of a guy named Weiner doing naughty things.

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A Year After BP -- From Greenwashing to Bluewashing

David Helvarg | Posted 06.20.2011 | Politics

Read More: Ocean Policy, War Against the Greens, Bp, Doc Hastings, Gulf Disaster, Obama, Larry Craig, Republicans, Dick Cheney, Politics News

In the wake of the BP blowout, President Obama signed an executive order establishing America's first national ocean policy. The oil industry, which has generated a trillion dollars in offshore revenues since 1946, was not pleased.

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From Lawmaker To Lobbyist

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Republicans, Senators Lobbying, Craig Lobbying, Lobbying Contracts, 2008 Senators, Lawmakers Congress, Lobbying Database, Larry Craig, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Those walking around the halls of Congress on Monday afternoon were treated to a peculiar sighting as Former Senator Larry Craig (R-Idah...

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Apoplectic About Abortion: One Clergy Woman's Emotional Roller Coaster

Donna Schaper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

Read More: Women's Rights, Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Family Planning Funds, Abortion Rights, Planned Parenthood Funding, Reproductive Health, Planned Parenthood, Larry Craig, Republican Congress, Religion News

From deep within my apoplexy, I ask: What in the name of God and goodness is Congress thinking? My reluctant and puzzled conclusion: Congress is moralizing about sex.

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The Bullying Years: A Survival Guide for Gay Kids

Gary Cohan | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Immorality, Gay Doctor, Hate Crimes, Homosexual, It Gets Better, Prejudice, Gay Suicide, Harassment, Homosexual Rights, Sissy, Courage, Sexual Harassment, Biodiversity, Racism, Washington Post, Morality, Faggot, Human Evolution, Hope, Bullying, Eleanor Roosevelt, Suicide, Gay, HIV/AIDS, Homosexuality, Gay Rights Movement, Human Rights, Cyberbullying, Gay Marriage, Washington-Post-Editorial-Board, Youtube, Teenagers, Gay Teens, Etymology, Teddy Roosevelt, Closeted Politicians, Larry Craig, Rev. Ted Haggard, Trevor Project, Healthy Living News

Stay tough, stay hopeful, stay healthy and stay alive because, I promise you -- as a gay man, a medical doctor and, most importantly, as a survivor -- it absolutely does get better.

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Gingrich Family Values: Stick a Fork in Newt

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Callista Gingrich, Bill Clinton, Dan Burton, John Ensign, Monica Lewinsky, Marianne Gingrich, Jackie Gingrich, Bob Barr, Helen Chenoweth, Larry Craig, Newt Gingrich, Henry Hyde, Family Values, Esquire Magazine, Robert Livingston, Politics News

It's hard to image Gingrich setting sail next year for a run at the White House -- his serial philandering will keep him from ever sitting behind the Oval Office desk.

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Federal Court Overturns CA's Prop 8 Ban on Gay Marriage. Closeted Republicans Everywhere Rejoice

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Mark Foley, Gop, Ted Haggard, Proposition 8, Ted Olson, Prop 8, Jeff Zarillo, California Supreme Court, Judge Vaughn Walker, Bob Allen, Larry Craig, David Boies, Gay Marriage, Paul Katami, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

Following the Walker decision, gays from New York to California rejoiced over the decision, and were no doubt joined in celebration from the likes of Mark Foley, Larry Craig, Ted Haggard, Bob Allen and countless others.

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Why Sex Scandals Matter

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Politicians like David Vitter, Eliot Spitzer, Larry Craig, John Ensign and cultural icons like Tiger Woods, Sandra Bullock, and Bruce Springsteen just don't follow the scripts the rest of us are taught.

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Mark Kirk Denies Gay Rumors Again In Awkward Exchange With Reporter (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Days after a blogger known for outing closeted gay politicians reported that embattled Illinois Congressman Mark Kirk was gay, Kirk awkwardly denied t...

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Larry Craig Duped By 'The Daily Show' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

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During last night's "Daily Show," John Oliver did a piece on retired Senators. And wouldn't you know it? Larry Craig was one of them. And wouldn't you...

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Mark Kirk Gay Rumor Reignited By Blogger Who Outed Larry Craig

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk has had a dramatic few days, and now a popular gay blogger known for outing politicians claims to have sources confirming that...

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Left Must Fine Tune Its Position on Cuba Embargo in Light of Oil Spill

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, Hugo Chavez, Eia, Fidel Castro, Manatee, BP Oil Spill, Larry Craig, Jeff Flake, Cupet, Politics News

It's time for Castro and Chavez to stop complaining about evil U.S. corporations, take a hard look at their own wasteful energy priorities and come up with a viable plan to save the Gulf of Mexico.

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Politicians' Ethical Race to the Bottom

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Jim McGreevey, Eric Massa, Mark Sanford, Mark Foley, Ted Stevens, Tom Delay, Jim Traficant, Larry Craig, Charlie Rangel, Eliot Spitzer, William Jefferson, Duke Cunningham, Don Siegelman, Rod Blagojevich, John Edwards, And John Ensign, Bob Ney, Politics News

Politicians have always been an ethically challenged bunch. It's gotten to be a competition to see who can shock America the most with their depraved behavior.

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Will Blumenthal Join Paterson, Vitter and Ensign in Profiles in Shamelessness?

John R. Bohrer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: 2010, John Ensign, Richard Blumenthal, Vietnam, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Bob Livingston, Connecticut, Larry Craig, David Vitter, Politics News

The example of resiliency-through-shamelessness set by Paterson, Vitter, and Ensign provides a valuable lesson now for Richard Blumenthal. The fact that he has not withdrawn shows he may be heeding it.

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Why Massa Can't See Straight and Why It Matters

Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Eric Massa, Sexual Harassment, Rep. Eric Massa, Gay, Larry Craig, In the Closet, Navy, Roy Ashburn, Politics News

If you're not out, come out. If you aren't willing to come out, then at least don't get married and for heaven's sake, don't run for office.

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Tiger Woods And The Sandtrap Of Entitlement

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: John Edwards Affair With Rielle Hunter, Mark Sanford, Tiger Woods Affair, Tiger Woods, John Edwards, Entitlement, Tiger Woods Scandal, Mark Sanford Affair, Larry Craig, Eliot Spitzer, Kobe Bryant, Hollywood, South Carolina, Buddhism, Living News, Featured Contributor, Arianna Huffington, Dr. Judith Rich, Healthy Living News

Tiger, intoxicated with fame and fortune, felt he could fly as high as he wanted and that somehow the sun's heat would make an exception, or the law of gravity would be suspended.

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The Best Lack All Conviction

Daniel Krotz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Arkansas, Soylent Green, Mark Sanford, Underpants Bomber, John Ensign, Party of No, Dan Krotz, William Butler Yeats, Daniel Krotz, Bookseller, Larry Craig, Barack Obama, Yeats, David Vitter, Berryville, Politics News

President Obama seems to be having a rocky time steering the Ship of State lately. He tacks right, he tacks left; he sails in an ever widening circle. We've been given many explanations for this reality.

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Campaign Coverage Comedy: Anderson Asks Brazile To Be Her "Boo," Matthews Cracks Craig Jokes

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Video, Anderson Cooper, Larry Craig Jokes, Larry Craig, Anderson Cooper Donna Brazile, Chris Matthews, Donna Brazile, Media News

While Tuesday night marked a milestone in American politics, that didn't mean the coverage was 100% serious. Below, enjoy two of the lighter clips fr...

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