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Craig Reconsiders Decision to Resign BOISE, Idaho - One of Sen. Larry Craig's lawyers said Wednesday the Senate has no business looking into the conduct of one of its own following Craig's guilty plea in connection with an airport men's room sex sting. "We ought to seek to have the committee dismiss this outright," Washington attorney Stan Brand said of a Senate ethics panel's investigation. "Whatever homo restroom shenanigans Craig was participating in has no bearing on his office," said Brand on NBC's "Today" show. Craig says he may still fight for his Senate seat, a spokesman says - if...

Larry Birkhead just filed a lawsuit against Debra Opri for allegedly defrauding him out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. In a lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Birkhead claims an MSNBC reporter hooked him up with her. He says Opri said she was willing to represent him free of charge, because "the publicity from her representation of Plaintiff would greatly benefit Opri's legal career." Birkhead says shortly after hiring Opri, he did an interview with the MSNBC reporter who was asking questions about confidential documents she shouldn't have had. Birkhead says Opri told him she had...

Time for some Pop Culture with a touch of politics for gravitas. Hillary goes to Rutgers while collecting money from contributors who make Imus look like a Piker. How about lib Alec Baldwin-father of the year? Some upcoming shows of intrigue, the NBC controversey and the real truth about Larry Birkhead. Lots of Blind items, asked and guessed, to round it out.