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Mark Critz Sworn In To Replace John Murtha: 'It's Very Surreal'
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyTwo days after he cruised to an eight percentage point victory over his Republican opponent, Rep. Mark Critz (D-Pa.) picked up the keys to his old boss' Capitol Hill office. Critz was a longtime staffer to the late Rep. Jack Murtha, who died suddenly in February after gallbladder surgery. Critz called his first day in Washington "surreal." He won a special election on Tuesday to fill the seat. "He was my hero, so it's very emotional," Critz said. "But I just kept the focus on what Mr. Murtha would have done." On Tuesday night, the newest congressman provided Democrats with their first shot ...
Mark Critz, Democrat, Wins Murtha Seat in Pa. Special Election
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyMark Critz, a longtime aide to the late Rep. Jack Murtha, won the special election in Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district Tuesday to assume his old boss's seat in Congress. The results came as a blow to Republicans, who have lost six consecutive special elections for House seats since 2008 and had high hopes for picking off the conservative district, the only one in the country to switch from Democrat to Republican between the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections. Critz defeated Republican businessman Tim Burns, who had run on a traditional pro-life, pro-gun, conservative platform ...
Navy Plan to Name Ship After Late Rep. John Murtha Meets Opposition
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyA plan to name a Navy vessel after the late Pennsylvania congressman John Murtha is meeting growing opposition among those still upset over comments the former Marine made about the war in Iraq. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced last week that Murtha, who served 18 terms in the House, would have a San Antonio class ship (pictured) named in his honor. It would be the first ship in its class not named for an American city. Murtha, who died in February at age 77, was the first House member who served in combat in the Vietnam War. He received two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. He angered many ...
Pennsylvania Special Election Could Signal Midterm Results
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyRepublicans seem to have the wind at their backs nationally, but will it translate into a win in Pennsylvania to fill the seat left open by the death of Democrat John Murtha? Mark Critz, a former Murtha aide, and Tim Burns, a Republican businessman, are competing for the job Murtha held from 1974, when he narrowly won a special election, until last February. Recent polls show the race is neck and neck. As is always the case with special elections, turnout is what matters, and it's hard to predict turnout in the 12th Congressional District, where voters had been electing Murtha for ...
John Murtha's Widow Won't Run for His Seat, But Former Aide Will
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe widow of Democratic Rep. John Murtha dismissed rumors she might seek the office held by her late husband, but a former aide to Murtha said he will run for the House seat from Pennsylvania. The Murtha for Congress Committee released a statement Tuesday saying Joyce Murtha "feels that it is too soon after his death to be on the campaign trail," Pennsylvania's Tribune-Democrat reported. Murtha died Feb. 8 after serving in Congress for 36 years. Mark Critz, a prominent Pennsylvania Democrat who served as Murtha's district director, announced he will run for the 12th Congressional ...
Pennsylvania Must Hold Special Election to Replace John Murtha
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAccording to state law, Pennsylvania must hold a special election to replace the late Rep. John Murtha, Politico reports. After Murtha's vacancy has been officially declared, Gov. Ed Rendell has 10 days to call a special election, which can take place no more than 60 days later. The likely date is May 18, the day the state's regularly scheduled primary elections will be held. There will be no primary to select candidates for the special election. County party leaders from Murtha's western Pennsylvania district will select candidates at a convention, and the winner of the special election will ...
Murtha's Legacy: From Vietnam Vet to Pork King
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News(Feb. 8) – John Murtha, the Democratic representative from Pennsylvania, was a decorated Vietnam War veteran, an influential congressman and a passionate critic of the Iraq war. As the head of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Murtha was a powerful lawmaker known for his ability to trade favors. And as the first combat veteran of the Vietnam War elected to Congress, his decision to call for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq represented a historic turning point in congressional support for the war. ...
Rep. John Murtha Dies at Age 77
By not in system - AOL NewsHARRISBURG, Pa. (Feb. 8) – U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq war whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., spokesman Matthew Mazonkey said. In 1974 Murtha, then an officer in the Marine Reserves, became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress. One of Congress' most hawkish Democrats, he wielded considerable clout for two decades as the ranking Democrat on ...
Democrats Call for War Tax
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Nov. 24) -- With President Barack Obama expected to announce his plan for Afghanistan on Dec. 1, the debate about how to pay for the war is heating up. The U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, wants 40,000 more troops. Obama's plan would send 34,000 during the next year, U.S. officials told McClatchy Newspapers. House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey opposes any increase in the 68,000-member U.S. force in Afghanistan. But now that a surge appears inevitable, he and some other top Democrats are demanding a new tax to cover the expense of the war. Various ...
Does a Defense Lobbying Investigation Put Charlie Rangel at Risk?
By David Corn - Politics DailyBad news for Rep. Charles Rangel, the powerful Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee: The Washington Post obtained a copy of a House document showing that seven members of the House appropriations subcommittee in charge of military spending -- almost half of the panel's members -- are being investigated in an expanded probe focused on a once-influential lobbying firm called the PMA Group that exploited its close ties to lawmakers to win earmarks for clients. Rangel is not one of the seven. That list includes John Murtha (D-Pa.), Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.), Norm Dicks ...
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