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swingstateproject.com - 10/30/2008
PA-12: Another Close Republican Poll; SSP Moves to "Likely D"
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Dane & Associates for Glen Meakem (10/27-28, 'probable' voters, 10/13-14 in parens): Jack Murtha (D-inc) : 46 William Russell (R) : 44 (MoE: ±3.9%) Here's the takeaway: don't call your constituents 'racists.' Jack Murtha is an institution in this D+5 district (he's the one of only two ...
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 - 10/31/2008
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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 - 10/27/2008
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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Carol Shea Porter Long Shot Watch: Zeitz, Kryzan, Cook, O'Donnell, Greenwald
Open Left - Front Page — ... , though there are a lot of undecided voters and she can pull it out.  And Jack Murtha is in a very tight and unexpected race, and he hasn't run a race in decades. ...

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thehill.com 10/31/2008 — 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 ...
Poll Confirms: Murtha in Trouble
redstate.com 10/23/2008 — And What Democrat Has Done More to Merit Defeat? Hot off the presses : Democratic Rep. John Murtha leads retired Army Lt. Col. William Russell by a little more than 4 percentage points, within the Susquehanna Poll's 4.9-point margin of ...
John Murtha Calls Western Pa. 'Redneck' - Pittsburgh News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh
thepittsburghchannel.com 10/21/2008 — 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, ...
Weasel Murtha turns to weasel Clinton
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Update on the Murtha Race
corner.nationalreview.com 11/4/2008 — Just spoke to a source close to the William Russell campaign on the ground in Pennsylvania, and here's what he had to say about the status of the Murtha/Russell race: The Russell campaign's internal polls had them tied(!) at 46 percent Saturday ...
Hemingway: Opposing Murtha
article.nationalreview.com 10/22/2008 — Pennsylvanias 12th district gets an alternative to Jack Murtha.
Not Now John, We've Gotta Get On With the Show
reason.com 10/27/2008 — TNR House race guru Eve Fairbanks assesses the self-inflicted political damage of John Murtha, asks whether he will win re-election, then asks a better question: Who cares? Let 'im drown. Murtha has always been a sore spot in Democrats' efforts ...
Malkin: Booting John Murtha
article.nationalreview.com 10/24/2008 — The bible- and gun-toting racists and rednecks of Western Pa. will have the last word.
Murtha in trouble after calling constituents racist
thehill.com 10/23/2008 — A new independent poll shows Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) leading his opponent by only five points, just a week after he suggested residents of western Pennsylvania are racist. Forty-six percent of voters in Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district ...
Murtha Challenger's Fundraising Is Less Than Meets The Eye
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/30/2008 — Since Democratic Congressman John Murtha made the bone-headed move earlier this month of calling his constituents racists , the GOP has grown hopeful that it might pick up off his southwest Pennsylvania House seat. The National Republican ...
House Democrats move to shore up Murtha (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/28/2008
AP - House Democrats' campaign arm has purchased TV ads in an eleventh-hour bid to defend Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, one of their most powerful members, against an unexpectedly intense re-election challenge.
Murtha seeks campaign cash (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/30/2008
AP - Rep. John Murtha brought in a high-profile adviser and scrambled to raise money to shore up support against a GOP challenger who has gained momentum since Murtha said some residents of his western Pennsylvania home base were racist.
Down the Homestretch: Pennsylvania-12 (Democratic Incumbent) — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 10/30/2008
Washington Wire takes a look at what’s at stake in key House races. Easha Anand reports on the 2008 elections. The Situation: Pennsylvania’s 12th District has sent Democratic Rep. John Murtha to Congress every election ...
House GOP Eyes Surprise Upset in Pennsylvania — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 11/1/2008
Susan Davis reports on House races. Veteran Democratic lawmaker John Murtha recently realized that he could have a competitive election on his hands in his southwestern Pennsylvania congressional district. “I got blindsided,” Murtha told ...
Rep. John Murtha fights to keep seat (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/1/2008
AP - Rep. John Murtha, scrambling to keep his seat after recently saying his western Pennsylvania home base "is a racist area," told supporters Saturday he should have started campaigning sooner.