<![CDATA[RealClearPolitics - Articles by Devlin Barrett & Katie Glueck]]>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/?id=22926Author <![CDATA[Democrats Choose Not to Punish Weiner]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500 House Democrats took no action Tuesday to punish Rep. Anthony Weiner for a scandal over sexually charged messages sent to women he met online. Some voiced hope the congressman's wife may convince him to heed the call of party leaders to resign.

House Democrats met Tuesday to debate a formal response to the Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal, now in it's third week. Devlin Barrett assesses the political costs to Democrats, as well as their options.

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