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Alex here shepherding tomorrow's show through the night ... As already posted on this website, John Hockenberry interviewed the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen today....
View ArticleAnatomy of 'Weinergate'
The basics of "Weinergate" are well established. Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY), has a Twitter account. The Friday before Memorial Day weekend, a picture was posted on Yfrog and tweeted from...
View ArticleCan Rep. Anthony Weiner Survive the Scandal?
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) admitted Monday to sending lewd photos of himself to women he met online. The revelation came after Weiner denied sending photos of himself, saying that his Twitter account...
View ArticleCan Weiner Repair His Brand?
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) has a communications crisis on his hands. He tweeted lewd photos to followers and then lied about it to his wife, his family and the press. In his emotional press conference,...
View ArticleRep. Anthony Weiner to Step Down
WNYC and It's a Free Country reporter Anna Sale reports on the news that Rep. Anthony Weiner will step down in the wake of a "sexting" scandal, in which the Congressman sent lewd photographs to women...
View ArticleAfter Weiner, Will Special Election Be a Referendum on Obama?
A mixture of cheers and jeers followed seven-term New York Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner's announcement Thursday that he would be resigning from public office. Weiner apologized to his...
View ArticleA Signature's Worth: A Thousand Pictures?
The astounding crash and burn story of Congressman Anthony Weiner is as tired, tawdry and old as the primitive brainstem impulses that brought it about. It is also a story unimaginable outside of the...
View ArticleThis Week's Agenda: Obama's Jobs Tour, First Tea Party Debate
President Barack Obama continues his jobs tour this week, with stops in Columbus, Ohio and Raleigh-Durham, N.C., rallying support for his jobs plan. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to...
View ArticleGOP Candidate Bob Turner Nabs Weiner's Congressional Seat
Yesterday, there was a special election for the New York Congressional seat left vacant by disgraced Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner. The largely Democratic district would logically have gone to...
View ArticleThe Art and Science of the Public Comeback
On the cover story of this weekend’s New York Times magazine is a redemption story -- or an attempt at one, at least. The article is called “Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin’s Post-Scandal Playbook” and...
View ArticleSpitzer Looks for Comeback With Run for NYC Comptroller
In New York, a once-disgraced politician is trying to be the next comeback kid.Last night, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer announced his candidacy for New York City Comptroller.Spitzer resigned...
View ArticleMayoral Race for Progressives
Ben Smith, Buzzfeed editor in chief, talks about how Anthony Weiner's candidacy affects the other candidates, especially those vying for the progressive vote.
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: Yikes! FIVE elections between now and November
With the addition of two special elections in New Jersey, and a likely October run-off in the New York City Democratic primary, we're looking at five -- count 'em five! election days in New York and...
View ArticleQuinn Forcefully Declares Herself the Dem with Results
Council Speaker Christine Quinn started the week with a one-two punch in her campaign for mayor. First, she gave a speech in which she questioned whether her opponents' credentials stacked up to her...
View ArticleDe Blasio, Quinn Spar at Mayoral Debate Over Kelly
The seven Democrats running for mayor of New York City traded barbs at a debate televised on Wednesday with Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn engaging in some of...
View ArticleFormer Chancellor Says Mayoral Hopefuls Lack "Courage"
Former New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein said he doesn't see a lot of courage among the candidates vying to replace Mayor Michael Bloomberg, according to a speech he is scheduled to deliver...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner; Women in AA; Open Phones on Egyptian Protests
Anthony Weiner is here to discuss the latest in his campaign to be the Democratic nominee for mayor. Plus: Patricia Williams, Columbia University Law School professor and columnist for The Nation...
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Candidates Seek Voters Despite Summer Sun
While voters look for ways to keep cool, candidates in races around the region are trying to pick up some steam.In New Jersey, an unusual mid-August Senate primary sent candidates zig-zagging across...
View ArticleKey Question in NYC 2013: What Can Voters Forgive?
Former Governor Eliot Spitzer announced his intentions to run for city comptroller with a plea for forgiveness from voters."I'm asking forgiveness from them for my indiscretions, my violations of...
View ArticleHave Disgraced Candidates Turned NYC Into a Laughingstock?
With ex-politicians Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer and Vito Lopez all eyeing spots on the ballot this fall, some wonder whether politics in New York City has become a punchline to the rest of the...
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