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By Hunter Walker 11:51am

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Mayor Bloomberg at this morning's press conference.

Mayor Bloomberg on A Potential Weiner Comeback: ‘He’s Got to Make A Living’

At a press conference this morning announcing the groundbreaking of the Sugar Hill Affordable Housing Development on 155th Street, Mayor Michael Bloomberg discussed the possibility scandalized former congressman Anthony Weiner might be planning a political comeback.

Mayor Bloomberg first mentioned Mr. Weiner, who resigned last June after he was caught sending illicit Twitter messages to several women, when a reporter asked him about a situation involving an ex-Vietnam veteran who has been sleeping in his hot dog cart in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art because he claims rival vendors will take the prime real estate if he leaves the area in the evening.

“Why did I know we were going to get a Weiner story today?” Mayor Bloomberg joked. Read More

By Hunter Walker 11/08/11 6:15pm

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Herman Cain held a press conference of his own today denying Ms. Bialek's accusations against him. (Getty)

Herman Cain’s Media Feeding Frenzy

Herman Cain was at the center of a media maelstrom before the first accusations of sexual harassment surfaced against him late last month. America’s fourth estate and its audience has been uniquely fascinated with the Republican Presidential candidate for months now. With his ongoing sex scandal, the media circus focused on Mr. Cain reached a new apex and manifested itself in physical form at a press conference hosted by well-known sexual harassment attorney Gloria Allred and the first of Mr. Cain’s accusers to go public, Sharon Bialek. Read More