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GOP senators say Craig should resign

By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 3 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's political support eroded by the hour on Wednesday as fellow Republicans in Congress called for him to resign and party leaders pushed him unceremoniously from senior committee posts.

The White House expressed disappointment, too — and nary a word of support for the 62-year-old lawmaker, who pleaded guilty earlier this month to a charge stemming from an undercover police operation in an airport men's room.

Craig "represents the Republican Party," said Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Michigan, the first in a steadily lengthening list of GOP members of Congress to urge a resignation.

The senator's spokesman declined comment. "They have a right to express themselves," said Sidney Smith. He said he had heard no discussion of a possible resignation.