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Why Weiner got the chop

How do some shamed politicians cling on, while others lose everything?

By Felicity Spector

It’s not just the weather that’s been steamy in DC. New York Congressman Anthony Weiner has finally bowed to the political pressure and resigned – a promising career dragged down by the scandal over the lewd photographs he sent to women on line.

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