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| Anthony Weiner defies calls to quit NY mayor race | Anthony Weiner defies calls to quit NY mayor race |
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| New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has defied calls from rivals and newspapers to drop out, after admitting to yet another raunchy online affair. | |
| Mr Weiner, who quit Congress in 2011 over a similar scandal, insisted he would stick to his campaign schedule, including an event later on Wednesday. | Mr Weiner, who quit Congress in 2011 over a similar scandal, insisted he would stick to his campaign schedule, including an event later on Wednesday. |
| On Tuesday, an unnamed woman said he had used the alias Carlos Danger during a six-month cyber liaison. | |
| Flanked by his wife, he apologised in a hastily arranged press conference. | Flanked by his wife, he apologised in a hastily arranged press conference. |
| In 2011, Mr Weiner resigned his seat in Congress after admitting to sending lewd photos of himself to young women. He at first claimed his Twitter account had been hacked. | In 2011, Mr Weiner resigned his seat in Congress after admitting to sending lewd photos of himself to young women. He at first claimed his Twitter account had been hacked. |
| 'Never-ending sideshow' | 'Never-ending sideshow' |
| The 48-year-old has been leading opinion polls of Democratic mayoral candidates ahead of November's election. | The 48-year-old has been leading opinion polls of Democratic mayoral candidates ahead of November's election. |
| On Wednesday morning, he said his campaign was "too important to give up", and that he was not surprised his opponents wanted him to quit. | On Wednesday morning, he said his campaign was "too important to give up", and that he was not surprised his opponents wanted him to quit. |
| "I have posited this whole campaign on a bet," the embattled candidate told reporters. | "I have posited this whole campaign on a bet," the embattled candidate told reporters. |
| "And that is that, at the end of the day, citizens are more interested in the challenge they face in their lives than in anything that I have done, embarrassing, in my past." | "And that is that, at the end of the day, citizens are more interested in the challenge they face in their lives than in anything that I have done, embarrassing, in my past." |
| After the latest revelations, three of Mr Weiner's rivals - Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and City Councilman Sal Albanese, both Democrats, and Republican billionaire John Catsimatidis - called on him to stand aside. | After the latest revelations, three of Mr Weiner's rivals - Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and City Councilman Sal Albanese, both Democrats, and Republican billionaire John Catsimatidis - called on him to stand aside. |
| "Anthony's presence in this race has become a never-ending sideshow that is distracting us from the debate of the serious issues of this election," Mr de Blasio said. | "Anthony's presence in this race has become a never-ending sideshow that is distracting us from the debate of the serious issues of this election," Mr de Blasio said. |
| Mr Weiner's closest rivals in the contest, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and City Comptroller Bill Thompson, condemned his behaviour but stopped short of calling for him to bow out. | Mr Weiner's closest rivals in the contest, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and City Comptroller Bill Thompson, condemned his behaviour but stopped short of calling for him to bow out. |
| The woman at the centre of the latest allegations has said they began exchanging messages in July 2012 and continued for six months. | The woman at the centre of the latest allegations has said they began exchanging messages in July 2012 and continued for six months. |
| She said she was 22 years old when they made contact on the social networking website Formspring. | She said she was 22 years old when they made contact on the social networking website Formspring. |
| On Tuesday, Mr Weiner's 36-year-old wife, Huma Abedin, a long-time aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, stood by him. | On Tuesday, Mr Weiner's 36-year-old wife, Huma Abedin, a long-time aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, stood by him. |
| "I love him, I have forgiven him, I believe in him," she said. | "I love him, I have forgiven him, I believe in him," she said. |