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Disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner may have lacked Democratic allies on Capitol Hill, but had at least one on ABC. The View co-host Barbara Walters hoped Weiner would survive his scandal and be an "effective" congressman. "He was a good congressman, and maybe he can weather this all and be effective," Walters offered on the June 9 edition of The View. "We had a president named Bill Clinton who went through a great deal of trouble, weathered the storm and is now not only respected, but he's beloved by many people with a very good marriage."




