Notorious Political Sex Scandals
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Anthony Weiner
U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) speaks to the media regarding a lewd photo tweet May 31, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A close-up photo of underwear of a man was tweeted from Weiner's Twitter account addressed to a college student in Seattle. The photo was deleted soon after and Weiner has claimed his account was hacked. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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John Edwards Mug Shot
This mug shot released on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, shows former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. who is accused of illegally using campaign money to hide his affair with Rielle Hunter, whom he also had a child with, during the 2008 presidential campaign. He pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and campaign law violations in early June. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshals Service)
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver
Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver have separated. Schwarzenegger later admitted he fathered a child with a household staffer (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy
Both are rumored to have had extramarital affairs. (Photo: SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
Berlusconi is emboiled in a massive scandal that includes allegations of paying an underage girl for sex. (Photo: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Rep. Vito Fossella (R-New York)
The Staten Island Congressman was forced from office when a drunk driving charge led to the revelation that he had a second family in Virginia. (Mugshot Photo via AP)
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David Paterson and Michelle Paterson
Now former New York governor David Paterson and his wife Michelle admitted they both had affairs. They made that admission shortly after he was sworn-in to replace Eliot Spitzer, who himself resigned amid a prostitution scandal. (file/Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Now former New York governor David Paterson and his wife Michelle admitted they both had affairs. They made that admission shortly after he was sworn-in to replace Eliot Spitzer, who himself resigned amid a prostitution scandal. (file/Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
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Sen. David Vitter
Louisiana Sen. David Vitter was identified in 2007 as a client of “D.C. Madam” Deborah Jeane Palfrey’s escort service. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was accused of sexual harassment by Anita Hill. (credit: David Ake/AFP/Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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James E. McGreevey
James E. McGreevey resigned as New Jersey governor in 2004 after admitting to an affair with another man. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Mark Sanford
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford caused a stir when he admitted to meeting with his “soul mate” in Argentina when he was supposedly to be on government business. His wife was not pleased. (credit: Davis Turner/Getty Images)
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Mark Foley
Florida Congressman Mark Foley was accused of having sexually-charged messages with Jordan Edmund, a former congressional page, via AOL Instant Messenger. (credit: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
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Larry Craig
Police arrested U.S. Sen. Larry Craig at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on June 11, 2007, for lewd conduct. (credit: CBS/Getty Images)
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Kwame Kilpatrick
Married Kwame Kilpatrick had an affair with Christine Beatty and served time behind bars on charges related to his position as Detroit’s mayor. (credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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John Edwards and Rielle Hunter
Former presidential contender John Edwards has admitted to having an affair and fathering a child with Rielle Hunter, to the shock of his wife. (CBS)
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Ashley Dupre
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was revealed to be a client of call girl Ashley Alexandra Dupre. (credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images/MySpace)
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Rep. Gary Condit and Chandra Levy
Congressmen Gary Condit, D-Calif., was thought to be linked to the disappearance of Chandra Ann Levy of Modesto, Calif. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky
A photograph showing Monica Lewinsky meeting then-President Bill Clinton at a White House event submitted as evidence in documents by the Starr investigation and released by the House Judiciary committee Sept. 21, 1998. (Photo via AP)
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Rep. Christopher Lee (R-New York)
The married Lee abruptly resigned after it turned out he had sent a shirtless photo of himself to a woman he met on Craigslist. (AP Photo/David Duprey, AP Photo/Gawker)
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