politico.com - 10/30/2008
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It's been an unusual alliance from the beginning and now Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), in trouble in his race to keep his seat, is appealing to his old friends at MoveOn to come to his rescue.
The relatively conservative Murtha became a hero to MoveOn members when he came out early against ...
vetsforfreedom.com - 10/29/2008
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vetsforfreedom.com —
Dear Representative John Murtha, In November 2005, you
accused a group of United States Marines of killing...
“innocent civilians in cold blood”. You made these allegations during an ongoing investigation. In fact, a Marine Corps spokesman said that you ...
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Vets for Freedom
vetsforfreedom.org - 10/29/2008
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vetsforfreedom.org —
Dear Representative John Murtha, In November 2005, you
accused a group of United States Marines of killing...
“innocent civilians in cold blood”. You made these allegations during an ongoing investigation. In fact, a Marine Corps spokesman said that you ...
(more)
Vets for Freedom
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Murtha - Calling 911
QandO —
It appears that Democrats will make gains in both the House and Senate, but the one race that I’m watching with interest is that in which John Murtha is engaged - and apparently losing. He’s running against a 28 year Army officer and veteran of the Iraq war who, to put it mildly, leaves Murtha with little to crow about in terms of his own resume. ...
Rep. Murtha, Stop The Smears
California Conservative —
... Reading through VFF’s letter felt like reading through my timeline post. This race is teetering on the brink. I know that because Murtha ran to MoveOn.org to fundraise. Here’s the letter he sent out: ...
Time For Murtha To Go…And Apologize To Our Marines
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While it looks like the Democrats may gain some seats in the House and the Senate John Murtha is close to losing his seat to a 28 year old Army Officer who’s own resume is quite stellar AND he supports our troops, unlike Murtha.
So what does he do?
He appeals to MoveOn for support.
In the letter to MoveOn he claims he is up against “the ...
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