” King of Pork” Rep. John Murtha, Iraq War Critic, Dead at 77…amid Ethics Probes..VIDEO
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HARRISBURG, Pa. – 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.
For the Full Story and life of "king of Pork" Rep. John Murtha .... Video...http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/king-of-pork-rep-john-murtha-iraq-...
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 the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending.
The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., spokesman Matthew Mazonkey said.
For the Full Story and life of "king of Pork" Rep. John Murtha .... Video...http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/king-of-pork-rep-john-murtha-iraq-...
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 the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending.
