Americablog: Is Harry Reid Getting Ready To Sue AP & John Solomon?

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http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/02/is-harry-reid-getting-ready-to-sue-ap.html

Is Harry Reid getting ready to sue AP & John Solomon?
by John in DC - 2/10/2007 06:43:00 PM - digg it!

I hate putting this important a story up on a Saturday night, but I'm not gonna be scooped on this baby. Check out this Associated Press story from a few days back that nobody seemed to notice. It looks to me like Harry Reid is getting ready to sue the AP and their former ace reporter John Solomon.From the AP:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has hired Los Angeles celebrity attorney Martin Singer for legal work.

Singer is among Hollywood's most sought-after litigators and has represented Governor Schwarzenegger, Britney Spears and Bruce Willis, among others. His specialties include libel, copyright and privacy law.

Reid paid Singer $25,000 from his senatorial campaign account on December 14th, according to his most recent Federal Election Commission report.

Reid's spokesman, Jon Summers, said Singer was hired to help Reid respond to a story by The Associated Press that was critical of a Las Vegas land deal involving the senator. He said Reid got approval from the Senate Ethics Committee for the expenditure.

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[fooj]

1. You beat me to it! I'm soooo glad this is posted here.

Give 'em HELL, Harry! It's about time someone shoved their BS right back at them!

[spanone]

2. K&R

[AlCzervik]

3. good and you know Reid wouldn't do this if he didn't think he had a case.

[LiberalFighter]

4. When did Solomon get terminated?

[Gabi Hayes]

5. he went to another sleazy faux news operation

http://mediamatters.org/items/200701230004

[LiberalFighter]

10. I have not been able to find a photo of this guy anywhere

Any photos that I do a search with his name come up with it being connected to the story about another person.

[Cocoa]

12. here's one

[LiberalFighter]

13. Thanks

[Robbien]

14. He went to the Washington Post where he wrote about Edwards & his house sale

and put it on the front page.

Perhaps Edwards and Reid can jointly sue Solomon

[ShortnFiery]

6. Yeah, but have your spouse QUIT lobbying or resign as Majority Leader ...

Set the example, you know? ;)

[DRoseDARs]

7. I read it on DU a few days ago the Singer had been hired, but you're right...

...it sank rather quickly. :shrug:

It'll be nice to see our senator (I'm Nevadan) finally take some action on the smears against him. Maybe he has found his inner bulldog once again.

[WiseButAngrySara]

8. Go Reid and good luck! knr ....n/t

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

9. Good on the Senator, K & R!

:kick: MKJ

[caligirl]

11. I saw this story days ago myself and just figured he was trying to

make sure he has advice in responding to further questions on the deal.

[KoKo]

15. Josh Marshall over at TPM has been outing Solomon's shoddy reporting

for thepast month...and good on Harry Reid for going after him. Dems can't let this kind of reporting go on any longer. I wish Nancy Pelosi could go after the reporters who keep lying about "The Plane" because that's still being hyped out there.