Anthony Weiner

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Weiner Won't Say If Crotch Photo Is of Him

Insists he's a 'victim of a prank'

(Newser) - Anthony Weiner gave an impassioned interview to Luke Russert of MSNBC today, insisting that he “was the victim of a prank,” and did not intend to tweet a picture of his erection to a female follower. But he also stoked the fires further by saying he couldn’t...

Anthony Weiner Handling This Mess All Wrong

Refusing to answer simple questions only invites suspicion: Dan Amira

(Newser) - Dan Amira at New York's Daily Intel blog doesn't pretend to know whether Anthony Weiner is innocent or guilty in the Twitter photo flap . "But what's clear is that Weiner is only inviting more suspicion on himself by the way he's handling the attention,"...

Weinergate: Anthony Weiner Tweets With Porn Star and Other Pretty Girls
Hey, Anthony Weiner: Stop Tweeting With Hot Babes
especially porn stars
Jun 1, 2011 10:43 AM CDT

Hey, Anthony Weiner: Stop Tweeting With Hot Babes

He likes to follow pretty girls, and at least one porn star

(Newser) - The media are all atwitter over Anthony Weiner’s Twitter scandal, with the main takeaway being: Anthony Weiner likes to tweet with pretty girls, and he should probably stop doing that. Regardless of whether Weiner actually sent the naughty picture in question to one of his followers, the congressman has...

Anthony Weiner Hires Attorney in Twitter Flap

Congressman blames hoaxter for lewd photo, explores legal action

(Newser) - Anthony Weiner is lawyering up over his weekend Twitter brouhaha. The Democratic congressman says a hacker busted into his Twitter feed and posted a lewd pic of a man's crotch, trying to make it look like Weiner was sending it to a young woman. The congressman has dismissed it...

'Weinergate' Student Rips 'Outlandish Harassment'

Lewd pic likely came from pranksters, says Gennette Cordova

(Newser) - The Seattle college student who received a lewd underwear photo sent from Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account says she never met the congressman, had nothing to do with the pic, and that the resulting firestorm is "outlandish harassment." The "last 36 hours have been the most...

Hackers Posted Underwear Pic, Says Weiner

Breitbart's website pounces, says the congressman is covering something up

(Newser) - A lewd picture sent to a Seattle university student from Anthony Weiner's Twitter account has the New York congressman claiming his account was hacked. "Tivo shot. FB hacked. Is my blender gonna attack me next?" Weiner joked on Twitter, soon after the compromising photo was published. The photo...

NY Reps: Give 9/11 Victims bin Laden Reward Money

Anthony Weiner and Jerry Nadler introduce bill

(Newser) - If no one is going to collect the federal government's Osama bin Laden reward money, two New York congressmen want bin Laden's victims to get it. “If the bounty isn’t paid," then “families and groups who helped deal with survivors of 9/11” should benefit,...

Dana Milbank: Anthony Weiner Is the Only Democrat Fighting for Health Care
 Weiner's the 
 Only Dem in 
 Health Brawl 



Dana Milbank
Mar 24, 2011 1:57 PM CDT

Weiner's the Only Dem in Health Brawl

Dana Milbank: Only he is standing up to Republican attacks on law

(Newser) - Republicans keep attacking health care reform, and with one loud exception, Democrats have been "passive to the point of wimpy" in defending it, writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post . That exception? "Brooklyn-born streetfighter" Anthony Weiner. "I don't represent the hide-under-the-desk wing of the Democratic Party,"...

Biden Tries to Quell Democrat Rebellion in House

House Democrats band together to decry deal

(Newser) - Joe Biden will head to Capitol Hill today in an attempt to win over Democrats furious about President Obama’s deal on the Bush tax cuts. Democratic lawmakers discovered a shocking level of consensus when they huddled to discuss the deal yesterday, the Huffington Post reports: Every last speaker agreed...

Rep. Weiner Wigs Out on Republicans

 Rep. Weiner 
 Wigs Out on 
 Republicans 
'the gentleman will sit!'
Jul 30, 2010 8:34 AM CDT

Rep. Weiner Wigs Out on Republicans

He blasts them on House floor over aid to 9/11 responders

(Newser) - Anthony Weiner's temper on the House floor has yielded another YouTube moment, this time as he lashed out at Republicans for blocking a measure to provide $7.4 billion in aid to 9/11 responders. As Sam Stein of the Huffington Post explains, the New York congressman was incensed that Republicans...

White Powder Sent to Rep. Anthony Weiner

It came with a threatening letter over health care reform

(Newser) - The nastiness continues: New York congressman Anthony Weiner received a threatening letter with white powder today, forcing an evacuation of his Queens office. NYPD and federal officials are testing the powder. The letter railed health care reform, which the outspoken Weiner supported, reports the New York Post . He's one of...

Rep. Weiner: GOP Is 'Subsidiary' of Insurance Industry

'You gotta love these Republicans'

(Newser) - New York congressman Anthony Weiner laid into the GOP's attitude in health care in a fiery diatribe on the House floor. "You gotta love these Republicans," Weiner said. "I mean, you guys have chutzpah. The Republican Party is a wholly owned subsidiary of insurance companies." Offended...

Affleck Mixes Politics, Film in State of Play

(Newser) - Ben Affleck returns to the ranks of leading men next week in State of Play, starring as a congressman entangled in a murder investigation. The high-profile liberal activist is out promoting the thriller—and so eager for ink that he talked politics with the Wall Street Journal. Some highlights:
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Push to Reopen Liberty's Crown
Push to Reopen Liberty's Crown
Jun 27, 2007 1:27 PM CDT

Push to Reopen Liberty's Crown

House votes $1M to study reopening to visitors.

(Newser) - The House wants Lady Liberty's crown reopened to visitors intrepid enough to make the climb, and for the second year in a row has set aside $1 million for the National Park Service to figure out how to do it. Since 9-11 only the pedestal at her feet has been...

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