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mudvillegazette.com - 11/4/2008
Murtha v Russell
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A note from one campaign : The Murtha campaign is hitting the carpetbagger theme pretty hard, though it's not quite fair. Russell moved to the district after he retired from the army, and during his 28 year career in the military his family had no real permanent home. He'd pretty much be a ...
politickerpa.com - 11/3/2008
Marine vet at Russell rally: Murtha a 'fat little bastard'
— politickerpa.com — NEW STANTON -- Republican congressional candidate Bill Russell's rally on Sunday featured several Iraq war veterans vehemently... criticizing U.S. Rep. John Murtha (D- Johnstown ), who they say betrayed them when he said troops in Iraq killed innocent ... (more) Marine vet at Russell rally: Murtha a 'fat little ...

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— pajamasmedia.com — October 31, 2008 MURTHA'S IN TROUBLE: 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. If you'd like to help ... (more) Instapundit.com -

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thehill.com - 10/31/2008
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— 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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Victory Caucus -- All Content — A note from one campaign:The Murtha campaign is hitting the carpetbagger theme pretty hard, though its not quite fair. Russell moved to the district after he retired from the army, and during his 28 year career in the military his family had no real permanent home. Hed pretty much be a carpet bagger no matter where he went. Nonetheless, the Russell campaign thinks that if anything has hurt them its this. In fact, when Murtha angrily denounced Russell as a... read ...

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