Lara Logan

Nir Rosen on Lara Logan Tweets: "I Was A Jerk" (VIDEO)

Melissa Jeltsen | February 17, 2011, 2:20PM

Anderson Cooper took journalist Nir Rosen to task last night for his inappropriate tweets about CBS chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan, who was attacked and sexually assaulted in Cairo's Tahrir Square during the chaotic celebration following Hosni Mubarak's resignation.

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Topics: Anderson Cooper, Assault, Egyptian Jan 25 Protests, Lara Logan

Simple Assault

Dem Staffer Convicted After Bathroom Line Punchout At Night Club

Justin Elliott | December 17, 2009, 12:13PM

A Democratic staffer has been convicted of assault after decking a man who confronted the staffer for cutting a long bathroom line at a Washington sports bar.

Marc Goldberg, communications director for Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL), was found guilty of simple assault in D.C. Superior Court in October for the August incident at Public Bar.

The altercation came to light this week after Roll Call reported that the matter was reviewed by the House ethics panel, which, under a new rule, is supposed to look at any incident in which a member of staffer is charged with a crime.

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Topics: Assault, Bathroom Line Protocol, House Ethics Committee, Marc Goldberg, Public Bar, Simple Assault, Suzanne Kosmas