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  Puerto Rico senator resigns in photo controversy
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Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Aug 28, 2011 04:42pm
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News DateSunday, August 28, 2011 09:45:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A Puerto Rico lawmaker has resigned following reports that explicit photos of him surfaced on an iPhone application for gays and bisexuals, the head of the U.S. territory's Senate announced Sunday.

Sen. Roberto Arango, a Republican who represents the capital of San Juan, presented his letter of resignation after a weekend meeting, Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz said.

Schatz did not release the lawmaker's letter, but said the circumstances that led to the resignation "are very lamentable."
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