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[The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register] Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 - News, Sports, Jobs ...: Murthas opposition to the Iraq war rattled Washington, where the tall, gruff-mannered congressman enjoyed bipartisan respect for his work on military issues. On Capitol Hill, Murtha was seen as speaking for those in uniform when it came to .

[KOLO - HomePage - Headlines] Rep. John Murtha, Iraq War Critic, Dies at 77: In 2007 and 2008, Murtha and two fellow Democrats on the subcommittee directed $137 million to defense contractors who were paying PMA to get them government business. Between 1989 and 2009, Murtha collected more than $2.3 million in campaign contributions from PMA's lobbyists and corporate clients, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks political money.

[Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian] Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 « Thoughts Of A ...: In 2007 and 2008, Murtha and two fellow Democrats on the subcommittee directed $137 million to defense contractors who were paying PMA to get them government business. Between 1989 and 2009, Murtha collected more than $2.3 million in campaign contributions from PMA’s lobbyists and corporate clients, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks political money.

[News and Events] Remembering The 'Murthquake': When John Murtha Took On The Iraq War: Bush’s senior political adviser and hatchet man, delivered a speech accusing the congressman of wanting to cut and run from Iraq, Murtha responded with a withering comeback: “He’s making a political speech,” Murtha said on “Meet the Press”.

[Trading and Investing 4 U] Us futures - Congressman John Murtha of Pa., influential critic of ...: NEW YORK, Feb 8, 2010 (UPI via COMTEX) ”” The U.S. soap opera “General Hospital” is to air its 12000th episode this month, ABC said Monday. The daytime drama, which has been on television for more than 46 years, will reach the milestone Feb.

[Passages] Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 - Press-Telegram: In 2007 and 2008, Murtha and two fellow Democrats on the subcommittee directed $137 million to defense contractors who were paying PMA to get them government business. Between 1989 and 2009, Murtha collected more than $2.3 million in campaign contributions from PMA's lobbyists and corporate clients, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks political money.

[www.questionsandanswersonline.com] Is John Kerry,Jack Murtha,Wesely Clarke,Jim Webb and colen Powell ...: With our air power we could have bombed the North into submission in a manner of weeks but the Administration at the time would not allow our military to hit Hanoi or the major port of Haiphong because Soviet Bloc ships who brought war material to the North were docked there…..so are these guys the reason we ‘lost’, nope!

[Blog: Capitol Ideas] Mcall.com: Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek Blog: Murtha's opposition to the Iraq war rattled Washington, where the tall, gruff-mannered congressman enjoyed bipartisan respect for his work on military issues. On Capitol Hill, Murtha was seen as speaking for those in uniform when it came .

[A Ct Patriot's Blog] ” King of Pork” Rep. John Murtha, Iraq War Critic, Dead at 77”¦amid ...: In 2007 and 2008, Murtha and two fellow Democrats on the subcommittee directed $137 million to defense contractors who were paying PMA to get them government business. Between 1989 and 2009, Murtha collected more than $2.3 million in campaign contributions from PMA’s lobbyists and corporate clients, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks political money.

[Hot Air » Top Picks] Hot Air » Blog Archive » Anti-Palin Faux-troversy of the Day: The ...: I thank Yale Graduate School student Eric Robinson for his service to the country in Iraq and Afghanistan. But Robinson's hit piece on Sarah Palin, Palin's bigger blunder, leads me to believe Robinson has succumbed to the New Haven .

[Shot in the Dark] Shot in the Dark » Blog Archive » Murtha: In this, he was both wrong”¦: Murtha's criticism of the Iraq war intensified in 2006, when he accused Marines of murdering Iraqi civilians “in cold blood” at Haditha, Iraq, after one Marine died and two were wounded by a roadside bomb. Air, Mediaite, skippy the bush kangaroo, Mudville Gazette, Indecision Forever, The Moderate Voice, Shot in the Dark, Sister Toldjah, theblogprof, POWIP, Raw Story, The Reality-Based Community, culturekitchen, .

[Trends News Blog] Remembering The 'murthquake': When John Murtha Took On The Iraq ...: Those who worked closely with the congressman at the time -- both on and off the Hill -- credit him with elevating Iraq on the Democratic platform and in turn putting the party in a position to benefit from the wave of anti-war sentiment that swept the 2006 elections.

[Big Government] » Congressman John Murtha Dead at 77 - Big Government: yet another BIGGOV subsidy, in addition to the unnecessary runway repairs and runway extensions (for an airport used mainly for "general aviation") included among the thousands of Murtha Pork Earmarks. I guess we could all say that this guy planned for his funeral well and well in advance of his demise.

[American Conservative Values Journal] Congressman John Murtha Dead At 77: Murtha was a perennial target of critics of so-called pay-to-play politics. He routinely drew the attention of ethical watchdogs with off-the-floor activities from his entanglement in the Abscam corruption probe three decades ago to the more recent scrutiny of the connection between special-interest spending known as earmarks and the raising of cash for campaigns.

[Veterans Today] Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 2/9/10 : Veterans Today: John Murtha (D-PA), “an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday.” In 1974, Murtha “became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress,” a point .

[haystack's blog] Criticizing The President Only Strengthens Our Enemies ...: giving speeches on the Senate floor, saying Iraq was another Viet Nam, the war was lost and couldn’t be won. These speeches were played endlessly in the Middle East, heartening our enemies and recruiting thousands to kill the troops.

[The Confluence] Tuesday Morning Coffee and Links « The Confluence: Many viewers would not have known about the story if not for a protest in the final days of January led by the National Organization for Women and two other pro-choice groups, all of whom urged CBS not to air the ad and its “anti-abortion message.” That protest led to an untold number of newspaper, radio and TV stories about the supposed controversy, which in turn led to people actually anticipating seeing the ads.

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