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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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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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post-gazette.com - 10/17/2008

Murtha says Obama will win Pennsylvania despite racism

— post-gazette.com — Despite "racist" sentiments in Western Pennsylvania, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign is building momentum and should win in Pennsylvania, U.S. Rep. John Murtha said yesterday. Mr. Murtha, a 17-term Democrat from Johnstown, told a ... (more) Murtha says Obama will win Pennsylvania despite racism

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Murtha: My Constituents Are Rednecks
Say Anything — Rep. Jack Murtha, still scrambling away from having called his own constituents racists a week ago, is now saying that his constituents are just confused, reformed rednecks. CHARLEROI, Pa.—U.S. Rep. John Murtha is calling many of the people who put him in office “rednecks.” The news comes one week after Murtha claimed the area is racist, then apologized for that comment. In explaining his comments about racism, Murtha told WTAE it’s difficult for many in the area to change. Murtha said that just five to 10 years ago the entire area was “redneck.” Now Murtha said only certain ...

Nancy Pelosi and Chris Van Hollen's DCCC DCCC makes $84,000 ad buy in attempt to save Murtha from himself
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Pulling out all the stops to make sure the "redneck racists" of western Pennsylvania don't vote for the Other Guy. Two weeks ago, John Murtha (D-PA), the Vietnam veteran who is currently being sued by two former Marines for slandering them on national television as "cold-blooded killers," let his "tolerant man of the people" mask slip and told his constituents outright what he thought of them: that they're pathetic, dirty, unrepentant and unvarnished racists (video below). Now, Congressional Democrat leaders are fighting to save his seat, dropping $84,000 on a Pittsburgh ad buy designed to smear Murtha's Iraq war veteran Republican opponent ...