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North Dakota lawmaker who used homophobic slurs during DUI arrest has no immediate plans to resign

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota Republican lawmaker has no plans to immediately resign, despite party leaders' calls for him to step down after he railed against police with profane, homophobic and anti-migrant language during a recent traffic stop that ended in his arrest on a charge of drunken driving. In a statement Wednesday, Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, said he is “seriously mulling all aspects" of his future. “As I weigh my future in the legislature, I am going to spend the next few months addressing...

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