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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 12 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Thomson's set-up claim an alibi: Abbott Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has taken aim at Craig Thomson, saying an interview in which the suspended Labor MP claims he is the victim of a set-up is simply an alibi for the Prime Minister to retain his vote. The embattled member for Dobell is accused of spending almost $6,000 of Health Services Union funds on escort services and about $270,000 on his campaign to become a federal MP during his time as a HSU official. But this morning in an interview with Channel 9's Today show, Mr Thomson said a rival union official threatened to set him up in 2004 and again in 2007. 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