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  House Committee Chairman Filner charged with battery of airline employee
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Last EditedMadViking  Aug 21, 2007 12:22am
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News DateMonday, August 20, 2007 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionAdd Rep. Bob Filner to the list of lawmakers who have run afoul of the law in very public settings.

Filner (D-Calif.) the chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee, has been charged with assault and battery of a United Airlines employee after he allegedly forced his way into an unauthorized area of baggage claim at Dulles Airport and pushed an employee out of the way in an attempt to retrieve his bags, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
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