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Weiner 'can't say' if more photos exist
April 24th, 2013
05:55 PM ET
56 days ago

Weiner 'can't say' if more photos exist

(CNN) – Anthony Weiner, looking to re-enter politics after resigning in shame after a sexting scandal, couldn't say for sure Wednesday whether more lewd photos of him are poised to be released.

The former New York congressman said the sexting scandal was behind him.
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Weiner gets a Twitter makeover
April 22nd, 2013
04:05 PM ET
59 days ago

Weiner gets a Twitter makeover

(CNN) – Former Rep. Anthony Weiner has found his way back onto Twitter, nearly two years after accidentally posting a famous tweet that ushered his political downfall.

Weiner launched a new account, @anthonyweiner, on Monday. Sitting next to his name is the famous blue checkmark, verifying the account as official.

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New York City Poll: Should Weiner run for mayor?
April 16th, 2013
11:30 PM ET
64 days ago

New York City Poll: Should Weiner run for mayor?

(CNN) - Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner may seek political redemption by running this year for New York City mayor, but a new poll of city residents suggests many of them may not be ready to forgive him.

If he does run though, an NBC New York-Marist Poll released late Tuesday night indicates Weiner would shake up the battle for the Democratic mayoral nomination.
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Filed under: Anthony Weiner • New York • Polls
Weiner, eyeing mayoral run, re-issues plan for New York
April 15th, 2013
09:21 AM ET
66 days ago

Weiner, eyeing mayoral run, re-issues plan for New York

(CNN) – Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who in a repentant interview last week said he was considering a run for New York mayor, released a document Sunday detailing a plan to restore the city as a place for middle class families.

Paid for by "Weiner for Mayor," established for a 2009 bid, the document closely mimics a plan released during that campaign five years ago.
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Filed under: Anthony Weiner • New York
Schumer on a Weiner mayoral bid: ‘No comment’
April 14th, 2013
11:55 AM ET
67 days ago

Schumer on a Weiner mayoral bid: ‘No comment’

(CNN) – Silence can speak volumes. And when Chuck Schumer clams up, it might speak more.

Asked Sunday whether shamed former Rep. Anthony Weiner, a fellow Democrat, deserved a second chance in politics, the usually vocal senator had nothing to say.
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Filed under: Anthony Weiner • Charles Schumer
April 10th, 2013
09:38 AM ET
70 days ago

Weiner says he's considering mayoral bid

(CNN) - Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned in 2011 amid scandal over a lewd photo sent via Twitter, confirmed in an interview published Wednesday that he's considering a political comeback, with a New York City mayoral bid on his radar.

The Democrat admitted he's eying this year's mayor's race in a lengthy New York Times Magazine article that detailed his life with wife Huma Abedin, a close aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and their attempts to stay out of the limelight over the past two years-until now.
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Filed under: Anthony Weiner • New York
Is Weiner preparing for a mayoral bid?
January 15th, 2013
01:20 PM ET
156 days ago

Is Weiner preparing for a mayoral bid?

Washington (CNN) - Could former Rep. Anthony Weiner be preparing for a political comeback?

The Democrat's latest filing with the New York City Campaign Finance Board, published Tuesday, may send some subtle messages.
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Filed under: Anthony Weiner • New York
Weiner returns to Twitter
November 7th, 2012
11:16 AM ET
225 days ago

Weiner returns to Twitter

(CNN) – Former Rep. Anthony Weiner posted his first tweet Wednesday since resigning nearly 18 months ago over a scandal involving lewd photos and messages he sent via Twitter.

The former Democratic congressman's new tweet simply included a link to a YouTube video raising awareness for the storm-ruined Rockaways, a peninsula that partly falls in his old congressional district in Queens and Brooklyn.


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Filed under: 2012 • Anthony Weiner • New York • Twitter
Weiner: No plans to run for mayor
July 18th, 2012
07:00 AM ET
336 days ago

Weiner: No plans to run for mayor

(CNN) – Former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned last year amid scandal, said in an interview published Wednesday he had no immediate plans to run for office.

“I can’t say absolutely that I will never run for public office again, but I’m very happy in my present life. I’m not doing anything to plan a campaign,” Weiner told People Magazine when asked about rumors he was considering a run for New York mayor.
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Filed under: Anthony Weiner • Congress • New York
Former Rep. Weiner now a father
December 22nd, 2011
11:16 AM ET
546 days ago

Former Rep. Weiner now a father

New York (CNN) - Former Democratic New York Congressman Anthony Weiner became the father of a baby boy Wednesday, a source close to Weiner confirmed.

Weiner, 47, and his wife, Huma Abedin, 36, have named the child Jordan Zain Weiner. Abedin's pregnancy came to light amid a scandal that led to Weiner's eventual resignation from Congress.

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Filed under: Anthony Weiner • New York
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