John P. Murtha was a long-serving American politician from Pennsylvania who represented the 12th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010. He was a Democrat and a Vietnam War veteran, and he became known as a powerful, often controversial figure in Congress, particularly for his stance on military issues and for his role in securing defense-related earmarks for his district. Murtha passed away on February 8, 2010, at age 77 due to complications following surgery.[1][2][6]
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John P. Murtha, the powerful dean of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation who survived scandal and seismic political shifts to become
www.post-gazette.comJohn 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...
wikipedia.nucleos.comU.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.caRep. 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.orgU.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.
www.wbur.orgMurtha has helped secure millions in earmarks for the clients of the PMA Group, which also happen to be some of his top career campaign contributors. PMA's offices were raided by the FBI in November 2008, as part of an investigation into PMA's "suspicious campaign donations."
www.sourcewatch.orgRep. 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.
www.foxnews.comPowerful Democrat Representative from Pennsylvania Served 36 Years in the House, Died Today at the Age of 77
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