CBC.ca

Pa. Dem Murtha remembered as military advocateWashington PostBy PETER JACKSON AP HARRISBURG, Pa. — Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of US troops there, is being remembered as an advocate …Fierce Iraq war opponent [...]

Telegraph.co.uk

Rep. Murtha, a force on Hill, dies | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/09/2010Philadelphia InquirerThe first Vietnam combat veteran to serve in Congress was Pa.'s longest-serving House member. By Dennis B. Roddy and Daniel Malloy John P. Murtha, 77, the powerful dean of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation who survived scandal and seismic …Fierce Iraq war opponent Rep. John [...]

Telegraph.co.uk

Fierce Iraq war opponent Rep. John Murtha diesSan Francisco ChronicleJohn Murtha, the Democratic representative from Pennsylvania and decorated former Marine whose fierce opposition to the Iraq war helped catalyze public sentiment against the conflict, died Monday. He was 77. Rep. Murtha died at Virginia Hospital Center …John Murtha dies; longtime congressman was master of pork-barrel [...]

The Guardian

John Murtha dies; longtime congressman was master of pork-barrel politicsWashington PostBy Carol D. Leonnig and Martin Weil Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), a Vietnam War veteran who staunchly supported military spending and became a master of pork-barrel politics, died Monday at Virginia Hospital Center. The 19-term lawmaker died from …Defense Stalwart Murtha Dies at [...]

CBC.ca

Rep. John Murtha dies; master of pork-barrel politicsWashington PostBy Carol D. Leonnig and Martin Weil Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), 77, a Vietnam veteran who staunchly supported military spending and became a master of pork-barrel politics, died Monday at Virginia Hospital Center. The 19-term lawmaker died from …Defense Stalwart Murtha Dies at 77Wall Street JournalRep. [...]

FOXNews (blog)

Defense Stalwart Murtha Dies at 77Wall Street JournalBy NAFTALI BENDAVID And STEPHEN MILLER Rep. John Murtha, the first Vietnam War combat veteran to serve in Congress and a powerful advocate for both the military and for the interests of his Pennsylvania district, died Monday at the age of 77. …Rep. Murtha Dead at 77FOXNewsJohn [...]

The Guardian

Rep. Murtha Dead at 77FOXNewsBy Chad Pergram Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. John Murtha, the first veteran of the Vietnam war to enter Congress and one of the House's most powerful lawmakers, died Monday afternoon at Virginia Hospital Center after complications from gallbladder …Defense Stalwart Murtha Dies at 77Wall Street JournalRep. John Murtha dead at 77USA [...]

FOXNews (blog)

Rep. John Murtha Dies at 77Wall Street JournalBy NAFTALI BENDAVID And STEVEN MILLER Rep. John Murtha, the first Vietnam War combat veteran to serve in Congress and a powerful advocate for both the military and for the interests of his Pennsylvania district, died Monday at the age of 77. …Rep. John Murtha dies after [...]

Reuters

John Murtha, US defense appropriations chair, diesReutersBy Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) – US Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday. …Rep. John Murtha dead at 77USA TodayWA congressman in line for Murtha's defense slotSeattle Post IntelligencerJohn P. [...]

New York Times (blog)

Rep. John Murtha dead at 77USA TodayBy Kathy Kiely, Fredreka Schouten and Matt Kelley, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Rep. John Murtha, a decorated Vietnam combat veteran and critic of the Iraq war, died Mondayof complications from gall bladder surgery. He was 77. The Pennsylvania lawmaker was …John Murtha dead at 77; longtime [...]