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news.yahoo.com - 10/30/2008
Democratic Leaders Ride to the Rescue of Murtha - Yahoo! News
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Rep. John P. Murtha is cashing in on his extensive network of House connections to help fend off a surging Republican challenge for his 12th District seat in Pennsylvania . The 17-term incumbent has raised more than $170,000 since Monday, a large slice of it from his Democratic colleagues. ...
thehill.com - 10/27/2008
Murtha nabs $150M pork
— thehill.com — Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the House Appropriations defense panel, has secured the most earmarked dollars... in the 2008 military spending bill, followed closely by the panel s ranking member Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.). Even though Young secured ... (more) Murtha nabs $150M pork

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GOP spends scarce funds in attempt to target Murtha
cnn.com - 10/28/2008
GOP spends scarce funds in attempt to target Murtha
— cnn.com — Rep. John Murtha, D-Pennsylvania, is under fire for comments made about his congressional district.... (more) GOP spends scarce funds in attempt to target Murtha

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thehill.com - 10/31/2008
TheHill.com
— thehill.com — Veteran Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Pa.) has sent out a last-minute plea for $1 million to save... his hotly contested seat, endangered by his own remarks describing his district as racist. In an e-mail sent to potential donors, Murtha s campaign asked ... (more) TheHill.com

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California Conservative:  Rep. Murtha, Stop The Smears

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Flopping Aces:  Time For Murtha To Go…And Apologize To Our Marines

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Rep. Murtha, Stop The Smears
California Conservative — ... Finally, this must be a real emergency because Democratic leaders are donating money from their campaign and political action committees: ...

Pelosi And Dems Rush Funds To Murtha’s Self-Inflicted-Wound Campaign
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Democratic Leaders Ride to the Rescue of Murtha By Emily Cadei - (Yahoo) Rep. John P. Murtha is cashing in on his extensive network of House connections to help fend off a surging Republican challenge for his 12th District seat in Pennsylvania. The 17-term incumbent has raised more than $170,000 since Monday, a large slice of it from his Democratic colleagues. Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California kicked in $7,000 from her campaign and political action committees, as did Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel of Illinois and ...

Time For Murtha To Go…And Apologize To Our Marines
Flopping Aces — ... Calling his own constituents racists. When he realized he made a mistake he tried to make up for it by calling them rednecks. Swiftboating? He swiftboated the Marines if anything. All his opponent is doing is calling him out for his ignorant actions including trying to end the Iraq war in failure and disgrace. If Hannity, O’Reilly and Rush called him a traitor….it fits. So cry all you want Murtha, your days may very well be numbered: Rep. John P. Murtha is cashing in on his extensive network of ...

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