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Anthony Weiner Heckled By Onlookers As He Announces Resignation (VIDEO)

Rep. Anthony Weiner resigns from Congress amidst a sex scandal at a senior citizen center in Brooklyn, N.Y. A few people in attendance applauded and yelled lewd comments at Weiner during his speech. Weiner's wife, Huma Abedine, was not present.

Newt Gingrich Defends His Wife (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Former Gov. Sonny Perdue, R-Ga., who recently resigned as Newt Gingrich's campaign co-chair, discusses why he left his position.

Drunken Sex At 85 MPH On The Beltway

Source: Tom Jackman / The Washington Post Lawsuits after car crashes are beyond common. But in the Fairfax County courthouse, a lawsuit about a crash on the Beltway last year is dropping a few jaws as it makes the rounds and heads toward trial next week. Among the latest allegations in the lawsuit pending in Fairfax County Circuit Court: Paragraph 10. "At the time of the collision, Defendant was going 85 miles per hour." Paragraph 12. "At the time of [...]

Welcome To The Second Depression? (VIDEO)

Roland Martin talks with Austan Goolsbee about Dean Baker's claim that the United States is in the second depression.

Shaquille O'Neal Questioned In Attack

Source: AP / ESPN Los Angeles – Members of a Los Angeles street gang are facing charges in the 2008 beating of a man who claimed he had a sex tape of Shaquille O'Neal and that the retired NBA star was behind the attack. Sheriff's department records reviewed by the Los Angeles Times showed investigators probed allegations that O'Neal was connected to the attack, but O'Neal denied any involvement and has not been charged, the newspaper reported Wednesday. Also, O'Neal [...]

Anthony Weiner To Resign After Sexting Scandal

Source: Dana Bash / CNN Washington – Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York plans to resign from Congress in the wake of a "sexting" scandal with several women and lies he repeatedly told about it, a Democratic source with knowledge of the congressman's plans said Thursday. Weiner, 46, was considered a possible front-runner to succeed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2013 until the revelation of his online communications, including lewd photos of himself he sent to women he befriended [...]

President Obama Report On Libya Fails To Appease Lawmakers

Source: Julie Pace / MSNBC Washington — The White House is vigorously defending President Barack Obama's right to keep the U.S. military engaged in Libya without congressional approval, but its arguments aren't soothing the anger among Republican lawmakers and anti-war Democrats. In a report sent to Congress on Wednesday, administration officials said that because the U.S. is in a supporting role in the NATO-led bombing mission, American forces are not facing the "hostilities" that would require the president to seek congressional [...]

Twenty-Seven Senators Sign Bipartisan Letter Calling For President Obama To Speed Up Afghan Withdrawal

Source: Greg Sargent / The Washington Post Ever since the killing of Osama Bin Laden, it has seemed inevitable that his death would provide the hook for a major change of course in Afghanistan, and now Dems are about to escalate the pressure on the White House to hurry up and get our combat troops out of the country. Twenty seven Senators — including Dem leaders, moderates, and even two Republicans — have now signed a letter calling on Obama [...]

Newt Gingrich's Wife At Center Of Presidential Campaign Turmoil

Source: Michael Isikoff / MSNBC Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign was crippled by behind-the-scenes blow-ups over the role of his wife, Callista, including her insistence that the campaign arrange for screenings of the couple's movies made by their for-profit production company, according to current and former campaign staffers and advisers. The use of campaign resources to promote the Gingrich's private movie ventures made some senior staffers uncomfortable and led to repeated confrontations over the issue, they said. The campaign even carved out [...]

Wisconsin Supreme Court Lets Polarizing Union Law Pushed By Republican Governor Take Effect

Source: AP / The Washington Post Madison, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court handed Republican Gov. Scott Walker a major victory on Tuesday, ruling that a polarizing union law could take effect that strips most public employees of their collective bargaining rights. In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi overstepped her authority when she said Republican lawmakers violated the state's open meetings statutes in the run-up to passage of the legislation and declared [...]