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New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner maintained Thursday that he does not plan to resign his seat, despite growing calls from members of his own party for the seven-term congressman to step down in the wake of his admission that he conducted inappropriate online communications with at least six women. “I’m not,” Weiner told a reporter for the New York Post on Thursday when asked if he planned to resign. “I’m going to get back to work as best I can.” Weiner said that he is working on making amends with his wife, senior State Department aide Huma Abedin, who...

Is it possible to remain a sitting member of Congress after a photo of your (ahem) “standing member” has been released on the Internet? We’re about to find out. Because Anthony Weiner isn’t going anywhere. Despite all the texts and pics and personal humiliations, Rep. Weiner will not resign. Period. And if you don’t believe me, ask Bill Clinton — which, by the way, is what Weiner’s doing right now. “Rep. Anthony Weiner explained himself and apologized for his conduct to Bill Clinton,” Politico.com reported yesterday. What did he apologize to Clinton for? Perhaps Weiner feels bad about undermining Clinton’s...