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Murtha Turned Against War, but Not Grab-While-You-Can Politics
Rep. John Murtha, Advocate for Pa. District, Pentagon, Dies at 77
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Murtha Turned Against War, but Not Grab-While-You-Can Politics
By Walter Shapiro
House Democratic titan John Murtha, who died Monday at 77 following complications from gallbladder surgery, was not a congressman cut out for an era of $1.3 trillion budget deficits. As a grab-while-you-can champion of earmarks, Murtha risked becoming a national symbol for old-fashioned ...
Rep. John Murtha, Advocate for Pa. District, Pentagon, Dies at 77
By Patricia Murphy
U.S. Rep. John Murtha died Monday after a lengthy and sometimes tumultuous career in Congress. The Pennsylvania Democrat was first elected to represent his Johnstown Congressional district in 1974 after returning home from fighting as a Marine in Vietnam. Once elected, he rose through the ranks of ...
Obama's Approval Rating for Handling the Economy Reaches a Low
By Bruce DrakePresident Obama's job approval rating for his handling of the economy has fallen to its lowest point since he took office with only 36 percent giving him positive marks on the issue, according to a Gallup poll conducted Feb. 1-3. Sixty-one percent disapprove of his performance. In March, 59 percent ...
Are Female Suicide Bombers the Wave of the Future?
By Delia Lloyd
In the aftermath of the Christmas Day bomb plot, Western countries are beefing up security to combat terrorism at airports and universities. Mounting evidence suggests that, as they do this, they should pay particular attention to one group of people who've so far flown under the radar: women. ...
Obama Administration Vision: War Without End
By David Wood
Suicide bombers inside the United States. Nuclear-armed nations collapsing and losing control of nuclear weapons. Bloody new conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan. American troops under attack at bases around the world. Terrorist attacks using unknown new diseases. Chinese missile attacks on Taiwan. ...
Suicide Bomber Kills 41 Shiite Pilgrims near Baghdad
By David SessionsA female suicide bomber attacked a group of Shiite pilgrims on the outskirts of Baghdad Monday, killing 41 and wounding over 100, the New York Times reports. The woman was able to mingle among the worshipers, who were visiting a Shiite shrine, before detonating an explosive device. Shiites from ...
Tony Blair: Jesus Christ or Richard Nixon?
By Delia Lloyd
LONDON -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared before a government-appointed panel in London Friday to answer questions about his role in the war in Iraq. It was, in many ways, the moment this country has been waiting for ever since Blair's government joined the United States in ...
Terrorist as Eco-Crusader? Bin Laden Blames U.S. for Global Warming
By David Sessions
Has Osama bin Laden gone green? Probably not, but the al-Qaeda leader has called on the world to boycott American goods and the U.S. dollar, blaming the United States and other developed countries for global warming, the Associated Press reports. Bin Laden said drastic measures are needed to halt ...
The True State of the Union: A Politics Daily Sampler
By Politics Daily Staff
It has evolved into a national exercise, one that invites participation from all Americans and not just the president of the United States. What is the state of our nation? Barack Obama will provide his vision Wednesday night in a stylized exercise known as the State of the Union address. If he ...
Iraq Executes 'Chemical Ali,' Saddam Hussein's Cousin, As Bombings Rock Baghdad
By David SessionsAli Hassan al-Majeed, Saddam Hussein's cousin who became known as "Chemical Ali" after he gassed 5,000 Iraqi Kurds in 1988, was executed Monday, CNN reports. He was hanged after being convicted in four separate trials for 13 counts of killings and genocide. Al-Majeed was held by the United States ...
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