GOP Officials Say Craig May Resign

WASHINGTON (AP) – Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is considering resigning, Republican officials said Friday, after days of public and private pressure stemming from his arrest in June in an undercover vice operation in an airport men’s room.

Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter already appears to have settled on a successor—Lt. Gov. Jim Risch—Republican officials in Idaho said Friday.

Craig pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct on Aug. 1, and while he has since said he did nothing wrong, the episode has roiled the Republican party and produced numerous calls for him to step down. . .

Jack McClellan Leaves California

LOS ANGELES, CA. (Crime Library) Jack McClellan is a man without a state.

The admitted pedophile says he’s being forced out of California by a permanent restraining order that prohibits him from going within 10 yards of any minor, making it impossible to do such ordinary things as enter a fast food restaurant.

“I can’t go into a Carl’s Jr. because I’m afraid there might be kids in there,” he told Crime Library. “I stay away from Burger King and McDonald’s because they have the kiddie area. There’s nothing more I can do now, I have this Orwellian order like I’m a hardcore sex offender. . .

Anaheim Union school trustee resigns

ANAHEIM – Trustee Harald Martin resigned from the Anaheim Union High School District board Thursday under intense public criticism for his outspoken stance on illegal immigration.

Martin submitted a letter to the superintendent, saying he would resign effective Saturday. He made no immediate comment during the meeting – ongoing at press time – but told The Orange County Register on Wednesday that he was considering stepping aside to spare the district the $550,000 cost of a special election to replace him.

“My ego is not so big that I would want the district to bear the cost … because of me,” he said. . .