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House Grants Weiner Two-Week Leave

U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner
The House of Representatives granted Representative Anthony Weiner's formal request for a two-week leave of absence, as pressure mounted from the nation's highest office for the scandal plauged Democrat to resign, Monday.

Cantor: Dems Should Strip Weiner of Committee Posts

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said on Monday that Democrats should strip embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner of his committee assignments if the New York congressman doesn't resign from the House of Representatives, USA Today reported.
Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) reacts as he speaks to the press in New York, June 6, 2011.

Anthony Weiner Weighing Resignation

With Rep. Anthony Weiner facing intensifying pressure to step down as new photos and revelations about his correspondence with a 17 year old surfaced, reports indicate that the Congressman is moving closer to resigning.
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U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

Weiner to seek treatment

Congressman Anthony Weiner, the scandal plagued lawmaker who admitted to conducting several extramarital conversations with at least six women over 3 years told top Democratic officials he will seek treatment.
Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi mounts pressure on Weiner to stand down

Colleague and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi added to pressure on Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY to resign, calling on him to step down from office and seek help after following reports on Friday that police had investigated Weiner's direct message contacts on online to a 17-year old girl.
Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

Weiner Will Seek Treatment; Leave of Absence From House

Congressman Anthony Weiner, the scandal plagued lawmaker who admitted to conducting several lewd and inappropriate extramarital conversations with at least six women over 3 years told top Democratic officials he will seek treatment and leave of absence from House.
Congressman Anthony Weiner speaks to the press in New York, June 6, 2011.

Top Democrats Call For Weiner's Resignation

Just hours after Congressman Anthony Weiner left his home to take hour his dirty laundry, two of the top Democrats in the country simultaneously signaled they wanted to do the same with theirs.

Pelosi declines to call for Weiner's resignation

While Democrats and Republicans alike are calling for the resignation of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said she won't make that decision, leaving the choice to Weiner and his constituents, the Associated Press reported.
Karl Rove

Weiner Has “Sickness”: Karl Rove

Karl Rove, the former political adviser to President George W. Bush, had some unkind words for Anthony Weiner, the New York congressman who is under pressure to resign after sending inappropriate sexual messages to various women over social media networks.
U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

After Holding Fire, First Democrat Calls for Weiner Resignation

Democratic leaders and the rank and file had been holding their fire pending the start of an ethics investigations but Pennsylvania Rep. Allyson Schwartz became the first in her party to openly call for the resignation of colleague Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY on the heels of an online sex scandal.
U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

With tales of online orgies all over Internet, how long can Weiner hold on to Congress job?

Representative Anthony Weiner refused to step down on Tuesday even as friends deserted him and political foes bayed for his blood. Responding to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s statement that Weiner should quit, the disgraced politician said: “He’s (Cantor) entitled to his viewpoint ... I’m not resigning, no.” But how long can he hang on to the public office after he squandered away people's trust by denying that he sent the lewd photograph to a woman's Twitter account?
U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

Texas Woman Says Weiner Used NY Office Phone, Pelosi Calls for Ethics Probe

A Texas woman whom Rep. Anthony, D-NY Weiner has admitted exchanging photos with says a man identifying himself as the Congressman called her from a number link to his New York congressional office, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi calls for an ethics investigation to see if government sources were used.
U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner speaks to the media in New York

Leader Pelosi Urged Weiner Against Resigning

Moments after Congressman Anthony Weiner admitted to sending lewd photographs to at least six women over the past three years, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called for the Ethics Committee to investigate the congressman.
U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

Rep. Weiner Admits Lewd Photo Tweet, Pelosi Calls for Ethics Investigation

After days of denials, Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY on Monday admitted to sending a bulging underpants crotch photo to a Seattle woman and personal photos to six women in total, prompting House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA to call for an ethics investigation to determine if official resources were used.

Bill Clinton Has Advice for Democrats on Medicare

Following the Tuesday special election win of a Democrat over a Republican for a vacant House seat in upstate New York - a seat, typically held by Republicans - former President Bill Clinton had some steady advice for his fellow Democrats: Don't get too carried away.

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