Craig's attempt to withdraw the guilty plea was rejected by a Hennepin County District Court judge on October 4th 2007. Senator Craig has indicated that his intention is to serve out his Senate term. <ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/04/craig.arrest/].</ref>
Should Craig choose not to resign, his third Senate term will expire in January 2009.<ref> [http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/143801.html (Idaho Statesman)] </ref> Craig earlier resigned as an advisor to [[Republican]] [[Mitt Romney]]'s presidential campaign. In December of 2008, Senator Craig's office released a list of various housekeeping measures that included a slight apology for the airport incident.<ref>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/08/28/craig/?rsssource=1</ref>
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