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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: Bocor who wrote (106053)6/8/2011 8:07:18 PM
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By DEVLIN BARRETT

Prominent Democrats began calling for Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign as a new, more graphic image surfaced Wednesday to propel the sexting scandal engulfing the New York Democrat.

Separately, Huma Abedin, Mr. Weiner's wife, is in the early stages of a pregnancy, according to a New York Democrat who spoke on condition of anonymity. Ms. Abedin is a senior aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and left with her Wednesday on a trip to north Africa. A State Department spokesman had no comment.

A person close to Mr. Weiner said he still is determined to hold onto the seat he first won in 1998. But Democratic aides said that if he continues to resist calls to resign, the situation could reach a boiling point Monday when House members return to Washington.

The controversy has become a national embarrassment for Democratic leaders, who have come under fire from Republicans for not moving more aggressively to demand Mr. Weiner's departure. Senior Democratic leadership aides expect more colleagues to come forward in the next few days to call on Mr. Weiner to resign.

On Wednesday, Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D., Pa.), head of candidate recruitment for the House Democrats' campaign arm, was the first House Democrat to call on Mr. Weiner to resign. In Arkansas, Sen. Mark Pryor told a radio station Mr. Weiner should resign. Former Democratic National Committee chief Tim Kaine, now a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Virginia, said Tuesday night that the congressman should go.
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