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Weiner 'to quit' US congress
[Al Jazeera] US Representative Anthony Weiner has told his friends that he plans to give up his seat amid growing pressure to leave Congress for his inappropriate relationships with women on the internet, The New York Times...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... has reported. Weiner reportedly reached the decision to resign after speaking with his wife, Huma Abedin, an aide to US Secretary of State  Hillary Clinton... sometimes described as the Smartest Woman in the World and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as Another James Baker... who returned from an overseas trip on Tuesday. He is scheduled to announce his supposed resignation later on Thursday in Brooklyn, New York, the Times said citing two people who have apparently been made aware of Weiner's plans. The New York congressman said he would seek treatment and was granted a "short leave" of absence from the House. Weiner, who represents New York, was a leading liberal voice in the US House of Representatives, and had been expected to run for mayor of New York City in 2013. His scandal began more than two weeks ago when Weiner denied tweeting a photo of a man's bulging boxer briefs to a 21-year-old female student in Washington state, insisting his account had been hacked. He admitted to his online affairs a week after the controversy broke but refused to resign. 'A frivolous thing' Weiner said his affairs were conducted over several years on Twitter, Facebook, email and by phone with women he met online, primarily on Facebook. He said he sent the women explicit pictures of himself but broke no law, mostly used his home computer and never used his congressional mobile device. He characterised his relationships with the women as "a frivolous thing" and admitted that the affairs were conducted both before and since he was married. Calling his actions "very dumb" and "destructive," he stressed he did not have sex with any of the women. After the scandal broke, House Democratic Leader  Nancy San Fran NanPelosi Congresswoman-for-Life from the San Francisco Bay Area, born into a family of politicians. Formerly Speaker of the House, but it's not her fault they lost. Really. Noted for her heavily botoxed grimace... called for an ethics probe "to determine whether any official resources were used or any other violation of House rules occurred". On Thursday Pelosi refused to answer any questions regarding Weiner's rumoured resignation, saying that she will only release a statement after his announcement later in the day. Posted by: Fred 2011-06-17 |
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