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According to Politico, Anthony Weiner has hired one staffer in preparation for his run for mayor of New York City. Two sources said that they couldn’t tell Politico the staffer’s name or what position he/she will assume under the former Congressman.

Anthony Weiner’s not shrinking from elected office. The disgraced former congressman — who’s sitting on a $4.5 million campaign war chest — is mulling a bid for citywide office next year and “seriously considering” a mayoral run, multiple sources told The Post. The cocky pol is also open to the post of public advocate as a backup plan, said sources, who described the Queens Democrat as “desperate” to get back into politics.

No sooner do pundits conclude that sex scandals are largely the domain of the GOP, than Democrat Rep. Anthony Weiner is caught with his -- er, privacy -- down. See CNN video here. Weiner says he was hacked. Now that doesn't mean Weiner didn't send the photo to a 21-year-old Washington state student. It could mean that he sent the photo, then a hacker found it and distributed it to a much wider audience. "The weiner gags never get old, I guess," . . .