I don’t have live access to current news in this moment, but I can share the latest widely reported context about John P. Murtha up to 2010.
- John P. Murtha (1932–2010) was a long-serving Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania, representing the 12th district from 1974 until his death in 2010. He was a Vietnam War veteran and chaired the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, playing a major role in defense spending and district projects.[5]
- He passed away on February 7, 2010, at age 77 in a Virginia hospital due to complications after gallbladder surgery, with family at his side. His death was noted by national figures, including President Obama at the time, who called him a respected voice on national security.[2][6]
- Murtha’s career was marked by influence on defense policy and earmarks, along with controversy surrounding campaign contributors and related investigations into the PMA Group; these issues did not lead to charges against him, but they featured prominently in coverage of his later years.[3][2][5]
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Why Did John Murtha's Comments Yesterday Get So Much Play?
www.cbsnews.comPowerful Democrat Representative from Pennsylvania Served 36 Years in the House, Died Today at the Age of 77
www.cbsnews.comSecretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki mourned the loss of Rep. John P. Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations’ subcommittee on defense and a champion of the Nation’s Veterans.
news.va.govJohn P. Murtha, the powerful dean of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation who survived scandal and seismic political shifts to become
www.post-gazette.comRep. John Murtha, a fierce critic of the Iraq war whose support for gay rights evolved in recent years, died on Monday at a Virginia hospital, a spokesman has confirmed. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat and chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee was hospitalized in intensive c...
www.advocate.comMurtha 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." … NDIC was never able to fulfill its original mission of centralizing and coordinating drug intelligence, given its remote location and the unwillingness of the other Federal agencies to contribute significant...
www.sourcewatch.orgRep. 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.
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