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Mad Voter: Boise's Mexican Consulate shouldn't be campaign fodder

editor — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:02:25 -0600

I once called on a U.S. Embassy abroad for assistance.

About a decade ago I was stranded in the Damascus airport, denied entry into Syria. Someone...

Mad Voter: Harnessing "change" fever in Idaho

editor — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:34:51 -0700

Following on the heels of Boise's record breaking Democratic caucus, Saturday's Frank Church Banquet was a sold-out success, and so sold-out that an...

Sen. Craig says he will file appeal over judge's refusal to withdraw plea

editor — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:16:42 -0600

Sen. Larry Craig says he will file an appeal Monday over a judge's refusal to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea stemming from his arrest in an...

Craig decision to keep his seat spells trouble for GOP

editor — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:23:31 -0600

Facing untimely resignations, an unpopular war and a troubling 2008 election landscape, Senate Republicans didn't need another headache this week.

Craig vows to stay in Senate despite court loss

editor — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:15:50 -0600

Idaho Sen. Larry Craig lost a bid Thursday to withdraw his guilty plea in a men’s room sex sting but defiantly vowed to finish his Senate term,...

Judge denies Sen. Craig's bid to re-open case

editor — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:10:14 -0600

A Minnesota judge on Thursday rejected Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's bid to withdraw his guilty plea in an airport sex sting, a major setback in Craig's...

Sen. Craig returns to D.C. after uproar over sex sting

editor — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:13:12 -0600

Sen. Larry Craig returned to Washington Tuesday for the first time since public disclosure of his guilty plea in a restroom sex sting. Craig was back at the Capitol “representing Idaho, working on...

Advocacy communities looking for Craig's replacement

editor — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:49:49 -0600

A misdemeanor misstep in a Minneapolis men’s room has not only up-ended Larry Craig’s 33-year political career, it has also left an array of special interests, ranging from pistol-packing rockers...

Craig files for reversal of guilty plea

editor — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:24:07 -0600

Sen. Larry Craig is trying to set it straight in Minnesota.

The Idaho Republican petitioned the Hennepin County Circuit Court on Monday to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct in...

Diary of a Mad Voter: Can Idaho GOP Abide a Wide Stance on Family Values?

admin — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:05:15 -0600

“I’m sorry we don’t live in a world where the senator feels he can be open about his sexual orientation.”

That’s Idaho state Rep. Nicole LeFavour, in a comment to the Idaho Statesman...