John P. Murtha was a long-serving American politician from Pennsylvania who served as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania’s 12th district from 1974 until his death in 2010. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a prominent figure in Congress, known for his role on defense spending and his evolving stance on the Iraq War. Murtha passed away on February 8, 2010, due to complications following gallbladder surgery.
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Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) died Monday of complications from surgery at the age of 77. Murtha was a retired Marine Corps Officer, a Vietnam veteran, one of the most outspoken critics of the U.S. war in Iraq and a strong defender of Congressional deal-making. NPR’s Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving remembers Murtha and his legacy.
www.npr.orgJohn Patrick "Jack" Murtha, Jr. (June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was a U.S. politician from the state of Pennsylvania. He had been a U.S. Representative for the 12th Congressional district of Pennsylvania from February 1974 to his death in February 2010. The district included portions of Cambria, Somerset, Westmoreland, Armstrong, Washington, and Fayette Counties. … Murtha has helped secure millions in earmarks for the clients of the PMA Group, which also happen to be some of his top career...
www.sourcewatch.orgU.S. Democratic Representative John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and was later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.
www.cbc.caJohn Patrick Murtha Jr. (/ˈmɜːrθə/ *MUR-thə*; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010. He is the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives ever elected from Pennsylvania. … Congressman Saylor died in October 1973, nine months into his 13th term. Murtha...
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www.post-gazette.comU.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77.
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www.spaceforce.milRep. John Murtha (D-PA), the first veteran of the Vietnam war to be elected to the House and one of the most powerful lawmakers in Congress, died Monday afternoon at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA, after complications from gallbladder surgery.
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