BOISE, Idaho (AP) A spokesman says Senator Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may still fight for his Senate seat.

Craig's spokesman, Sidney Smith, says resignation is "not such a foregone conclusion anymore." Craig has said he intends to resign from the Senate on September 30th following his guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the sex sting in a Minneapolis airport restroom. But his spokesman says since then, Craig has hired a prominent lawyer to investigate the possibility of reversing his plea.

Smith says a telephone call Craig received last week from Senator Arlen Specter, urging him to consider fighting for his seat, is affecting Craig's decision to reconsider his resignation.

Craig was a no-show today as Congress reconvened after a summer break. Another spokesman, in Washington, says Craig is expected to spend the week in Idaho.

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