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n early 2007 my office did a study that found that over 85% of registered sex offenders in New York City live less than five blocks from schools, and 670 sex offenders live within just two blocks. Some offenders are even closer, permanently residing less than 500 feet away from unwitting parents, educators and children. Along with several colleagues in Congress, we introduced & passed the KIDS (Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators) Act of 2007, a bill to require sex offenders to register their e-mail and instant message addresses with the National Sex Offender Registry. The “Kids Act’...

Weiner's thinly-veiled BS isn't fooling anybody... Rep Anthony Weiner's previous claims of victimhood at the hands of "hackers" is crumbling fast. The first thing I asked when Weinergate the story broke is "can't they track this stuff to the "hacker's" ISP or something?". The truth is all Weiner ever had to do was report it to the FBI and the subpoena would be issued to Twitter promptly... so what you waiting for, Weinerdude? Fortunately for the cause of truth and justice, TweetCongress.org's archives can accomplish something close to that, as The Daily has now deduced: turns out the infamous bulging-briefs shot was sent from...

Rep. Anthony Weiner a no-show at New York City Israel Day parade amid Twitter photo scandalBY Reuven Blau DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Sunday, June 5th 2011, 3:18 PM Rep. Anthony Weiner ditched the Israel Day parade for the first time in years as the ballooning boxer brouhaha continues to dog him. Several of his fellow Democrats and political rivals questioned why the congressman was nowhere to be seen. "It has become a huge distraction," said former city Controller William Thompson Jr., a likely Democratic mayoral contender. "It has become a circus. Every answer raises another question." U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg...

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) talks to NBC News about the lewd picture scandal. NBC's LUKE RUSSERT: "That's not a picture of you?" REP. ANTHONY WEINER: "You know, I can't say with certitude. My system was hacked. Pictures can be manipulated, pictures can be dropped in and inserted."