A decade-long feud between Reps. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) appeared to end in Boehner's favor yesterday when a court ruled McDermott liable for hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and legal fees over an illegally taped conference call he leaked to reporters. -
Penalty Stands in Congressmen's Battle Over Leaked Phone Call
A decade-long feud between Reps. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) appeared to end in Boehner's favor yesterday when a court ruled McDermott liable for hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and legal fees over an illegally taped conference call he leaked to reporters.-
By Jonathan Weisman