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August 6, 2008 - U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, holding an election-eve news conference, called police to get a man with a video camera removed from his home.
The cameraman identified himself as Peter Musurlian of Glendale, Calif. He said he worked for an Armenian-American group angry with Cohen's opposition to a House resolution labeling the killing of Armenians in World War I as genocide.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the nonbinding resolution last year despite arguments it would anger Turkey, which allows U.S. military shipments headed for Iraq to cross its borders.
Cohen held a brief media availability at his house prior to Thursday's Democratic Primary.
When Musurlian showed up, Cohen pushed him out the front door and called police. He said the cameraman had followed him for several days, interrupting his meetings with constituents and shining bright lights in his face.
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