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Weiner campaign website uses Pittsburgh skyline to represent NYC
Anthony Weiner, running for New York mayor two years after he became notorious for sending women sexually explicit photos, raced to fix his campaign website Friday after another pictorial faux-pas. The site had featured a banner image of a city skyline… from Pittsburgh. The mistake did not go unnoticed, prompting…
Anthony Weiner’s mayoral campaign off to a rocky start after police called to rally
Former congressman Anthony Weiner began his comeback campaign in Harlem on Thursday at a chaotic event where police were called and the candidate faced heckling. But overall Weiner expressed satisfaction with his first contact with voters, finding them to be in a largely forgiving mood. Asked about poor poll figures…
Anthony Weiner returns to Twitter
Anthony Weiner, the disgraced ex-US congressman forced to resign after tweeting lewd photos of himself to women, on Monday reopened a Twitter account in an apparent political comeback drive. Weiner, 48, who said earlier this month he was weighing a comeback with a run for mayor of New York City,…
Anthony Weiner considering a political comeback in New York
Anthony Weiner, the former US congressman forced to resign after tweeting lewd photos of himself to women, said Wednesday that he’s considering a political comeback with a run for mayor in New York. Weiner was once seen as a frontrunner to replace billionaire Michael Bloomberg in November elections to the…
Michele Bachmann Runs From Her Own Conspiracy Theories
This video caught my eye in no small part because it’s miracle enough that it caused me to momentarily question my atheism. It shows Michele Bachmann, faced with a chance to talk on camera, instead choosing to run away. I know there’s a first for everything, but after seeing this,…
FBI may probe House GOPer for illegal campaign contributions
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may probe into whether Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) violated campaign rules by receiving illegal contributions while running for Congress in 2010, according to the Associated Press. Grimm is facing allegations for receiving more in donations from Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto than allowed by law,…
Israel hails Iranian munitions explosion, hopes for more
JERUSALEM — Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday hailed the deadly munitions blast at a base of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards and hoped for more such incidents. “I don’t know the extent of the explosion,” he told military radio, asked about the incident. “But it would be desirable if…
Republicans look to snatch NY Democrat stronghold
Voters go to the polls Tuesday in a special US congressional election for a heavily Democratic area of New York City where Republicans are hoping to score an upset and send a message to the White House. The Ninth Congressional district in Queens and Brooklyn opened up in June when…
Republicans look to snatch Democrat stronghold
Republicans hoped to score an upset win Tuesday in a special congressional election for a heavily Democratic area of New York, sending President Barack Obama an ominous message. The 9th Congressional district in New York City’s Queens and Brooklyn boroughs came open in June when the popular Democratic incumbent, Anthony…
Republicans invoke ‘Ground Zero mosque’ in fight for Anthony Weiner’s seat
New York Republicans have sent out a flier in the days leading up to the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks accusing Democratic candidate David Weprin of supporting “a mosque at Ground Zero,” according to Politico. Weprin, a member of the New York State Assembly, is facing off against Republican…
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