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To: Road Walker who wrote (349137)	8/30/2007 5:19:29 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1576884

Congressman 'regrets' incident at Dulles Rep. Bob Filner expressed regret yesterday but said little else about an incident at Washington Dulles International Airport earlier this month when an United Airlines baggage employee said he pushed her, resulting in misdemeanor assault and battery charges. Mr. Filner, California Democrat, offered no apology or details upon his return from a week in Iraq. "On Sunday, August 19, 2007, I was tired after a delayed flight and frustrated by the subsequent further delay of the entire flight's baggage," he said. "But I did not want things to turn out as they did, with offense obviously taken and much misunderstanding. "This is an episode that I regret and hope to move beyond." Mr. Filner is accused of trying to enter an employees-only area, pushing aside an employee's arm and refusing to leave when asked, said Courtney Prebich, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Mr. Filner previously disputed accounts of the incident as factually incorrect and said the charges were "ridiculous," but he didn't elaborate yesterday. The employee, whom United declined to identify, did not require medical attention. However, she decided to press charges, and a Loudoun County magistrate issued a summons for Mr. Filner to appear Oct. 2 on the assault and battery charges in Loudoun County General District Court.