memeorandum: Weiner's Wife Is Pregnant (City Room)

10:45 PM ET, June 8, 2011

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Weiner's Wife Is Pregnant — Their marriage has become the subject of intense speculation and scrutiny amid an embarrassing online sex scandal. — Now, Representative Anthony D. Weiner and Huma Abedin are about to make news of a different kind: they are expecting their first child.

Fox News:

It's Out: Purported X-Rated Weiner Photo on Internet — It only took two days. — After Andrew Breitbart, publisher of the conservative BigGovernment.com and other sites, claimed Monday he had an X-rated photo of Rep. Anthony Weiner, the purported image has surfaced on the Internet.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Outside the Beltway, Fox Nation, Little Green Footballs, Patterico's Pontifications, Pajamas Media and Wake up America

Kirsten Powers / The Daily Beast:

Anthony Weiner's Ex: He Lied to Me — THE DAILY BEAST ON: — Anthony Weiner's former girlfriend, Kirsten Powers, defended him on TV to millions of people after he insisted to her that he didn't send lewd photos on Twitter. Now she takes him to task for his rampant misogyny—and says he must resign immediately.

Discussion: CNN, BizzyBlog, Datechguy's Blog, The Politico, National Review, Fox Nation, Althouse, Mediaite, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, JammieWearingFool and The Reid Report

Adrian Chen / Gawker:

Anthony Weiner's Cock Shot Emerges — Nobody really expected the week to end without Anthony Weiner's penis splashed all over the internet. And here it is: Andrew Breitbart showed a couple of radio DJs a picture of what is likely Anthony Weiner's dick, then they leaked it on Twitter.

Discussion: The Other McCain, Weigel, Weasel Zippers, The Note, The Nation, Taylor Marsh, The Raw Story, REPUBLICAN REDEFINED, Gothamist, FishbowlDC and American Power

Jonathan Allen / The Politico:

Dems start bailing on Weiner — The dam is breaking on Rep. Anthony Weiner as he battles to save his career from a sex scandal made for the Internet age. — Several prominent Democratic officials, including two former chairmen of the Democratic National Committee, have called on him to resign from the House.

Discussion: Salon, Washington Wire, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Top of the Ticket, Swampland, The Raw Story, Politisite, Reuters, Suburban Guerrilla, FrumForum, Pajamas Media, The Moderate Voice, TPMDC, New York Magazine and National Review

Andrew Breitbart / Big Government:

Statement on Opie & Anthony's Illicit Capture and Release of Photograph — Earlier today, a photograph resembling one that I had withheld from publication in the Weinergate saga was released without my knowledge or permission. — Prior to the publication of our story on BigGovernment.com …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Mediaite, Little Green Footballs, The Reid Report, Politisite, Doug Ross and The Daily Beast

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

Final Weiner pic leaks onto the Internet; Update: DCCC official calls for Weiner's resignation — Reportedly, Andrew Breitbart is furious about the hijacking of his so-called “insurance” picture from Anthony Weiner's curious notion of constituent, er, outreach.

Discussion: Gawker, Salon, The Atlantic Wire, Pajamas Media and Althouse

Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:

Rep. Weiner's failure to pay party dues may haunt him — Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has failed to help his party financially in past election cycles, which is another infraction on the growing list of Democratic grievances with the lawmaker. — Weiner is known as a lone wolf …

Discussion: CNN, TPMDC and The Hill

Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Rangel: Weiner should focus on ‘keeping his wife and family together’

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Justin Elliott / Salon:
Purported X-rated Weiner image released

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Balloon Juice and Little Green Footballs

Chris Good / The Atlantic Online:
Weiner's Wife Is Pregnant; Democrats Call for His Resignation

Discussion: CBS News and Wall Street Journal

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
If scandal doesn't get Weiner, New York legislators might

Discussion: FiveThirtyEight

Elspeth Reeve / The Atlantic Wire: Breitbart's X-Rated ‘Insurance Policy’ Photo of Weiner Leaks

Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
It Gets Worse: Opie And Anthony Post Alleged Raw Picture Of Weiner's Penis

Discussion: Zandar Versus The Stupid, CBS New York and Runnin' Scared

Ron Breeding / UALR Public Radio:
Mark Pryor, Mike Ross Say Rep. Weiner Should Resign

Discussion: The Politico, USA Today, Washington Post, The Hill, TPMDC and NRSC

The Atlantic Online:
What Anthony Weiner's Scandal Means for Democrats

Discussion: Washington Post and The Moderate Voice

Leigh Paynter / KXTV:

Education officials break down Stockton man's door — “I look out of my window and I see 15 police officers,” Wright said. — Wright came downstairs in his boxer shorts as a S.W.A.T team barged through his front door. Wright said an officer grabbed him by the neck and led him outside on his front lawn.

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, JustOneMinute, No More Mister Nice Blog, National Review, RedState, The Lonely Conservative, Vox Popoli, JONATHAN TURLEY, Gawker, Ricochet Conversation Feed, Pajamas Media, The Reality-Based Community and theblogprof

Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
Dept. of Education SWAT Raid Update: Not for a Student Loan, DoE Says

Discussion: ABA Journal Daily News

Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
No Really: SWAT Team Raids House at 6 AM and Handcuffs Father of Three Young Kids to Execute …

Discussion: Above the Law and American Times

Daily Mail:
A little over the top?: SWAT team launch dawn raid on family home to collect unpaid student loans

Discussion: REPUBLICAN REDEFINED, Cato @ Liberty and JammieWearingFool

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Palin chief blasts Rollins, expects ‘retraction’ — Sarah Palin's chief of staff blasted Michele Bachmann strategist Ed Rollins today after Rollins criticized the former Alaska governor and suggested to POLITICO that his candidate would benefit by comparison to her

Discussion: Hot Air, Weigel, Firedoglake, Washington Post, The Page, Top of the Ticket, Daily Kos and The Daily Dish

Maggie Haberman / The Politico:

Bachmann adviser: ‘My misstep’ on Palin — Michele Bachmann adviser Ed Rollins' response to the sharp criticisms from Sarah Palin's world just now was to “let it go.” — But he didn't go quietly, telling me, “I haven't lived in Washington D.C. in 15 years, and I've been taken to the woodshed by the big boys.”

Discussion: National Review, CNN, Washington Post, Pajamas Media, Swampland, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Note and Little Green Footballs

The Politico:
Stars collide: Michele Bachmann vs. Sarah Palin

Discussion: CNN, The Political Carnival, MoJo Articles, Washington Post, Mediaite, USA Today, Guardian, TPMDC, Salon, msnbc.com, The Daily Caller, The Note, Lisa Graas and New York Magazine

William Kristol / Weekly Standard:

Rudy's Running — I'm told by two reliable sources that Rudy Giuliani intends to run for the GOP nomination for president in 2012. He may throw his hat in the ring soon. — Rudy's theory of the race: In the fall of 2007, he decided he couldn't compete with both Mitt Romney and John McCain …

Discussion: GOP 12, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, ThinkProgress, Pajamas Media and New York Magazine

David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:

Judges sharply challenge healthcare law — Skeptical questions from three federal judges in Atlanta suggest they may be ready to declare unconstitutional all or part of the healthcare law promoted by the Obama administration and passed last year by Congress.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Outside the Beltway, Patterico's Pontifications, The Lonely Conservative and TalkLeft

Ilya Shapiro / Cato @ Liberty:
The Obamacare Lawsuit: From the Courtroom in Atlanta

Discussion: The New Republic

Jennifer Haberkorn / The Politico:
Panel ponders striking individual mandate

Discussion: Healthwatch, ThinkProgress and Hot Air

Ann Althouse / Althouse:

Wisconsin protesters disrupt a Special Olympics ceremony! — In front of the Capitol today, protesters dressed as zombies stood between Governor Scott Walker and the group of Special Olympics participants he was honoring. — Quite aside from the unbelievable rudeness …

Discussion: Hot Air, Power Line, Sister Toldjah and Weasel Zippers

Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:

U.S. Is Intensifying a Secret Campaign of Yemen Airstrikes — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has intensified the American covert war in Yemen, exploiting a growing power vacuum in the country to strike at militant suspects with armed drones and fighter jets, according to American officials.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and FrumForum

Richard Johnson / The Daily:

Baldwin sees Weiner's implosion as opportunity for him in 2013 — Alec Baldwin is mulling a run for mayor of New York City now that kinky Congressman Anthony Weiner appears to have sexted himself out of the 2013 race. — The “30 Rock” star, who has long talked about running for political office …

Discussion: PopWatch, Top of the Ticket, Firedoglake, REPUBLICAN REDEFINED, PopEater, Weasel Zippers, The Smoking Gun, newsfeed.time.com, New York Magazine, ThinkProgress, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Gothamist and JammieWearingFool

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Arab-American group blocks musician over ‘freedom’ song — A leading Arab American group dropped a prominent Syrian-American musician from performing at their annual convention in a dispute over a freedom-tinged song that he was set to perform. — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee …

Jennifer Preston / New York Times:

A Twitter Group Warned About Weiner — Three months before Representative Anthony D. Weiner sent a photo from his Twitter account to a 21-year-old Washington State college student named Gennette Cordova, a small group of determined, self-described conservatives were warning young women on Twitter …

Discussion: Althouse, Pajamas Media and Wonkette

Chris Hubbuch / La Crosse Tribune:

Former county GOP leader to challenge Shilling as Democrat — Republicans have found a spoiler candidate to challenge Rep. Jennifer Shilling in this summer's recall election, which would force a Democratic primary and extend the campaign by nearly a month. — James Smith, until recently …

Discussion: Firedoglake, TPMDC, JSOnline and Daily Kos

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Billionaire Israeli donor: Obama is not anti-Israel — When billionaire Israeli American Haim Saban, one of the DNC's top contributors, was recently reported to have vowed not to give money to Obama's reelection campaign over his Israel stance, conservatives pounced.

Discussion: Israel Matzav, ThinkProgress, The Debate Link, Ben Smith's Blog and The Daily Dish

Gschwarzcnn / CNN:

CNN Poll: Obama approval rating drops as fears of depression rise — (CNN) - President Barack Obama's overall approval rating has dropped below 50 percent as a growing number of Americans worry that the U.S. is likely to slip into another Great Depression within the next 12 months, according to a new national poll.

Discussion: Hot Air, Taegan Goddard's …, Scared Monkeys, Outside the Beltway, Don Surber and Weigel

Rachael R / Delta Air Lines Blog:

Military Travel: Baggage Policies & Our Thoughts — Update: — Thank you to everyone who has participated in the recent conversations on baggage allowances for active duty U.S. military personnel. We appreciate all of your thoughts and insight, and want to share an update on the soldiers involved …

Discussion: Gadling, Stars & Stripes, The Huffington Post, New York Times, Runnin' Scared, Gawker, The Raw Story, Mediaite, Ricochet Conversation Feed, ThinkProgress, JammieWearingFool, Crooks and Liars, Daily Kos, BLACKFIVE, Washington Monthly, Political Insider and The Moderate Voice

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

Why Do Lefties Hate Tax Cuts on the Rich? — Reading Tim Pawlenty's paean to double plus supply-side-ism yesterday made me wonder, once again, why conservatives think we liberals are opposed to it. I mean, if it actually worked, why would we be? It's politically popular …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly and The New Republic

Stacy Kaper / NationalJournal.com:

Senate Rejects Delay of Debit Card Swipe Fee Rules — In a highly anticipated vote, the Senate rejected by 54 to 45 an amendment from Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., on Wednesday that would have delayed a swipe fee regulation from Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

Discussion: The Hill, Sunlight Foundation Blog and Oliver Willis