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Weiner Officially Resigns: 'It's Been an Honor'

Effective midnight tomorrow as tourists flock to his offices

By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 20, 2011 6:07 PM CDT

(Newser) – Our days of Weiner-filled puns may be drawing to a close: Anthony Weiner has officially submitted his resignation to New York's secretary of state, effective at midnight tomorrow. "It has been an honor to serve the people of Queens and Brooklyn," he wrote in the brief missive, also addressed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and copied to Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner. A copy of the letter is here.

The letter will be read on the House floor tomorrow, ending Weiner's seven-term run. Cuomo will decide when to call a special election to fill his seat. Meanwhile, two huge bins were placed outside Weiner's offices, notes the New York Post, which have also turned into one of DC's hottest new tourist destinations. Check out the gallery.

A congressional staff worker leaves the office of departing Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 20, 2011.
A congressional staff worker leaves the office of departing Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 20, 2011.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Oh, look, Weiner's offices are a tourist destination: David Whitmer, of Orlando, Fla., stops for a souvenir photo on Capitol Hill, Monday, June 20, 2011.
Oh, look, Weiner's offices are a tourist destination: David Whitmer, of Orlando, Fla., stops for a souvenir photo on Capitol Hill, Monday, June 20, 2011.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
People pose for photographs next to the plaque outside the Capitol Hill offices of Rep. Anthony Weiner one day after he said he would resign from Congress June 17, 2011.
People pose for photographs next to the plaque outside the Capitol Hill offices of Rep. Anthony Weiner one day after he said he would resign from Congress June 17, 2011.   (Getty Images)
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) announces his resignation June 16, 2011 in Brooklyn.
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) announces his resignation June 16, 2011 in Brooklyn.   (Getty Images)
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COMMENTS
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TheVEG
Jun 20, 2011 10:49 PM CDT
So what law did he break?
Kant
Jun 20, 2011 8:23 PM CDT
what'll Congress do without its Weiner?
brutaltruth
Jun 20, 2011 8:16 PM CDT
Thanks, Newser, for one more pointless article on this loser.   Good riddance. 
 

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