MCDERMOTT FACING A BIG BILL LEAKED PHONE-CALL CASE COULD COST LAWMAKER $1 MILLION.(News) From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) | Date: May 28, 2007| Author: Pope, Charles; Galloway, Angela | COPYRIGHT 2007 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: CHARLES POPE AND ANGELA GALLOWAY P-I reporters

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim McDermott has had the luxury of winning big and cheaply in recent elections, facing only token opposition

But that fortunate history could pose a problem for McDermott if the Seattle Democrat is forced to pay more than $1 million in legal fees and penalties to settle his long-running legal battle with House Minority Leader John Boehner.

Unlike colleagues who have been a...