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April 23, 2013 / 10:58 AM

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner returns to social network Twitter

Congressman Anthony Weiner speaks at a press conference after announcing his resignation at the Council Center For Seniors in New York City on June 16, 2011. UPI/John Angelillo

Congressman Anthony Weiner speaks at a press conference after announcing his resignation at the Council Center For Seniors in New York City on June 16, 2011. UPI/John Angelillo | License Photo

NEW YORK, April 23 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Wiener of New York has returned to the social network that bruised his political career but this time he isn't sexting, followers say.

Instead, Weiner is posting ideas for the city of New York in what appears to be the beginning of a run for mayor of Gotham, the New York Daily News reported.

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Wiener's verified Twitter account, @anthonyweiner, popped up online Monday afternoon and by 3:30 p.m. it had attracted nearly 2,800 followers.

His account tweeted out links to a policy booklet listing "64 ideas to Keep New York the Capital of the Middle Class."

Last week Weiner relaunched his official website, www.anthonyweiner.com, which has been dormant since May 2011 when he resigned from Congress after admitting he tweeted a lewd picture of his crotch to a woman he was flirting with online.

If Weiner enters the New York mayoral race, he will do so with a war chest of some $4.5 million.

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