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U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., has decided to resign his seat in Congress after a two-week scandal spawned by lewd and even x-rated photos the New York lawmaker took of himself and sent online to numerous women, Democratic officials said today. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
ANDREW MIGA,Associated Press
KAREN ZRAICK,Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled New York Rep. Anthony Weiner is resigning from Congress, saying he cannot continue in office amid the intense controversy surrounding sexually explicit messages he sent online to several women.
The 46-year-old Democrat made the announcement in his home district in New York after two weeks of fighting off pressure to step aside. Weiner apologized again for "the embarrassment that I have caused" and said he hoped to continue to fight for the causes dear to his constituents.
His wife, Huma Abedin, was not with him for the announcement.
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