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Speakeasy: But what does AnthonyWeiner2013.com mean?

January 15, 2013 | 5:17 pm | Modified: January 15, 2013 at 5:20 pm
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"You can speculate I suppose. But sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."

-- What former congressman Anthony Weiner emailed to Crain's New York when asked if owning the domain name, AnthonyWeiner2013.com, meant he would be reentering the political fray this year. Over the summer, Weiner's city campaign committee paid money to GoDaddy.com for domain hosting and also, updated the site's name to AnthonyWeiner2013.com. (The site currently has no content). When asked about it then, Weiner pulled a Bryce Harper, saying it was a "clown story, bro."

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