Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player? Vote at newsday.com/spincycle.

1. Former jail-construction overseer Martin Cantor accusing Suffolk Executive Steve Levy of "studying public relations from Anthony Weiner."

2. Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) calling for the "mother of all repeal bills" to gut environmental regulations.

3. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Roslyn Heights) seeking protection for Ponzi investors who bear no blame for the scheme itself.

Last week's "winner": Rep. Charles Rangel's defense of Weiner.

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