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The Politico writes up a videotaped confrontation by a MoveOn moobat named Bruce Fealk, Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) and Knollenberg's chief of staff Trent Wisecup.Fealk ambushed Knollenberg in a drugstore and harangued him about the war in Iraq and S-CHIP. Knollenberg answers his questions, but does not say what Fealk wants to hear so he keeps badgering him, even as the Congressman is at the checkout counter.Wisecup decides enough's enough and gets in front of Fealk's camera. He launches in to a steady verbal counter-attack on Faulk, reminding him that he protests at Knollenberg's home and harasses his wife. Fealk...

No apology for discussing retaliation on Muslim holy sites Washington - Rep. Tom Tancredo refused Monday to back down from his statement Friday suggesting that the United States might respond to a radical Islamic terrorist attack by bombing Muslim holy sites. Muslim groups earlier Monday called on Tancredo to apologize and said they want to meet with the Colorado Republican. "I'm not suggesting we do it. I have nothing to apologize for in that respect," Tancredo said. "I'm simply saying to have a good discussion on this issue, a thorough discussion on what is perhaps the most serious kind of...

"...He filmed a U.S. soldier shooting and killing an Iraqi who appeared to be unarmed. When the footage aired and Sites got caught up in a debate that included media ethics, he was thankful for the ability to put the controversy in context for the public. "I had a chance through that blog to address my critics directly, to address the people I cared about directly -- those Marines that I was embedded with," Sites said. "I cared a great deal about them and wanted them to understand the nature of my actions."