Anthony Weiner
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"Anthony David Weiner" is an American politician and former United States House of Representatives/U.S. representative who served from January 1999 until June 2011. A member of the Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic Party, he won seven terms, never receiving less than 59% of the vote. Weiner resigned from Congress in June 2011, due to a Anthony Weiner sexting scandal/sexting scandal.

He was a member of the New York City Council from 1992 to 1998, and a Congressional staff/congressional aide to then–U.S. Representative Chuck Schumer from 1985 to 1991. A New York City native, he attended public schools and graduated from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh/SUNY Plattsburgh in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts/B.A. in political science. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of New York City in the New York City mayoral election, 2005/2005 and New York City mayoral election, 2013/2013 New York City mayoral elections.

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Up close when I was in the City Council.

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You'll be the first kids on your block with an Anthony Weiner for mayor sticker. Would you like one sir?

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I always thought that if people got a chance to tune in to my message, hear what I have to say, that I was going to do well.

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I think that Giuliani and Bratton deserve a lot of credit for changing the mind-set in the city that crime is an insoluble problem. I like the idea how he used technology to help us level the playing field with criminals, ... He picked good people and held them accountable.

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Look, I can't say the polls mean nothing when I'm in fourth and then think they're a big deal when I'm in second, but I'm clearly moving up while the others aren't. So, that's got to be a good sign in any campaign.

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He comes from a different place and he has a fundamentally different set of beliefs about how you govern this city.

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For the fifth year in a row, the Bush budget cuts city core services to pay for wealthy tax breaks. And once again, the mayor's requests were not funded.

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Weiner said in a statement last week. ''We must make sure this ruling is enforced to make sure that there is accountability.

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Look - this is a philosophical difference some of us have in this party. I want to drive this party to a place we can win, not only in this election but the elections of 2006 and 2008. I'm tired of losing.

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