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Craig’s Use of Campaign Funds To Pay For Legal Defense Questioned

By Kent Cooper
Posted March 11, 2013 at 2:00pm

Former Sen. Larry E. Craig, R-Idaho, may face an uphill battle trying to convince a federal judge that he properly used campaign funds to pay for his legal defense after being arrested for soliciting sex in an airport bathroom. View Roll Call article.

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