Weiner

Nancy Pelosi Discusses Her Feelings Towards Anthony Weiner

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.12.2012

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reflected on retiring Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and the lewd online activity that eventually led to Re...

Democrats Choose Their Candidate To Run For Anthony Weiner's Seat

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 09.06.2011

NEW YORK — Democratic leaders have chosen a state lawmaker from Queens to replace Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned his seat in New York's 9th C...

Great News for The Economy: Obama's Staff Is Getting Rich!!

The Relentless Conservative | Posted 09.05.2011

The Relentless Conservative

Obama has more staff than George W. Bush did; and he pays his staff much more than Bush ever did also.

Sex, Drugs, Twitter -- and Anthony Weiner

Christina Patterson | Posted 09.04.2011

Christina Patterson

The story took the usual course. Denial. Reluctant confession. Refusal to resign. Resignation. And then, the vital coda to every modern cock-up. Remorse? Are you joking? Rehab.

Transparency Is the New Privacy: Keys to 21st Century Citizenship

John Tarnoff | Posted 08.23.2011

John Tarnoff

21st century citizenship describes a set of values, paradigm shifts and practices that raise our awareness of how to better engage with one another in the digital age.

Handwriting Experts Weigh In On Weiner's Signature

nytimes.com | ASHLEY PARKER | Posted 08.21.2011

Anthony D. Weiner's letter of resignation was a matter-of-fact two sentences, informing the New York secretary of state, Cesar A. Perales, and Gov. An...

Where Weiner Didn't Matter

Howard Fineman | Posted 08.17.2011

Howard Fineman

In the Midwest, the last thing they wanted to talk about on the morning of the day Anthony Weiner was going to resign was... Anthony Weiner. It was just another example of what they knew: that Washington is full of dubious characters, and politics is broken.

Saki Knafo

The Rise And Fall Of A Middle-Class Hero

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 02.27.2012

His mother was a public school teacher. His father was a "neighborhood lawyer" -- which is what you call a small-town lawyer whose "town" happens to b...

R.I.P. Weiner Jokes, 2011-2011

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 08.16.2011

A nation mourns as "Weiner" jokes died today, Thurs. June 16, at 2:22 p.m. Congressman Anthony Weiner's resignation from office also marks the end of ...

House Democratic Leaders To Huddle On Weiner Scandal

AP | KAREN ZRAICK and ANDREW MIGA | Posted 08.16.2011

NEW YORK — Defiant and combative no longer, New York Rep. Anthony Weiner soberly announced his resignation from Congress on Thursday, bowing to ...

House Democrats To Meet About Weiner Scandal

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 08.15.2011

WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders are planning to meet Thursday to consider the next step in handling the scandal embroiling Rep. Anthony We...

WATCH: Former Porn Actress Says Weiner Asked Her 'To Lie'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.15.2011

NEW YORK - A former porn actress who exchanged emails and messages over Twitter with Rep. Anthony Weiner said Wednesday that he asked her to lie about...

Weiner's Pregnant Wife Comes Home

politico.com | JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 6/15/11 10:25 AM EDT | Posted 08.15.2011

Rep. Anthony Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin, returned to Washington early Wednesday from a trip abroad, setting off a new round of speculation that the Ne...

Why Should Anthony Weiner Remain in Congress?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 08.14.2011

Lincoln Mitchell

Weiner is not irreplaceable. He represents an overwhelmingly Democratic district in which there is no shortage of bold and outspoken progressives who could continue the positive contributions Weiner has made in Congress.

WATCH: Want To Play? Inevitable Anthony Weiner Doll Hit The Market

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

NEW YORK — An online action figure company has jumped on the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal bandwagon with a doll of the New York congressman in two...

L'Affaire Weiner: Is There a Treatment for Public Junk?

Ruth Starkman | Posted 08.13.2011

Ruth Starkman

Whatever your politics, you might have been horrified, pruriently entertained, or perhaps intrigued and inspired to "follow" Congressman Anthony Wein...

Timeline: Two Weeks, One Scandal And Numerous Twists

AP | By ANDREW MIGA | Posted 08.11.2011

WASHINGTON -- A timeline of events in the online sex scandal involving Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y.: Friday, May 27: Weiner uses his Twitter account t...

Friday Talking Points [169] -- Weiner Roast

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.11.2011

Chris Weigant

Having just gotten back from a trip abroad where the news was dominated by the story of a politician facing severe consequences for his sexual misconduct, I opened up the pages of the American news to find... well, pretty much the same thing.

Bianca Bosker

What Weiner Didn't Say Got Him Into Trouble

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 08.10.2011

It wasn't just what Congressman Anthony Weiner tweeted that got him in trouble: It was also whose tweets he read. The New York Democrat's sexting s...

Will Huma Abedin Stick Around?

healthland.time.com | Posted 08.10.2011

Pregnant and probably feeling nauseated even before her husband hit the headlines, Huma Abedin finds herself in the kind of quandary right now that re...

We Want Weiner: 5 Reasons and Slogans for Weiner Support

Katie Halper | Posted 08.10.2011

Katie Halper

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Saki Knafo

In Weiner's District, A Chorus Of Cheers

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 08.09.2011

On May 31, approximately 84 hours after he tweeted the picture that has now nearly destroyed his political career, Anthony Weiner delivered a very dif...

On The Middle East, They Are All Weiners

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 08.09.2011

MJ Rosenberg

It is clear that Congress cares about Israel's security only a little more than the Netanyahu government cares about the interests of the United States (or, for that matter, Israel's). Each is using the other.

Should a Sexual Scandal Sink a Political Career?

Mario Almonte | Posted 08.09.2011

Mario Almonte

The Anthony Weiner sex scandal reveals why American politics is riddled with mediocrity. We live in a society so obsessed with uncovering the secret l...

Anthony Weiner vs. Steve Jobs: Who Won On Twitter?

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 08.09.2011

Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference is one of the biggest days of the year for the tech industry. But this year, Steve Jobs and his iCloud were ove...