Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]

Knoll lauded as 'woman of steel, compassion'

2008-11-21T00:00:00Z

...-- Gov. Ed Rendell, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, U.S. Rep. John Murtha and Lt. Gov. Joe Scarnati today praised former Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll as a woman who was a pioneer in Pennsylvania politics, "a woman of steel but also a woman of compassion."

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Rendell honors late lieutenant governor

2008-11-21T00:00:00Z

...casket and listened to tributes by Gov. Ed Rendell, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, incoming Lt. Gov. Joe Scarnati and Rep. John Murtha. A veteran of numerous statewide campaigns, Knoll tirelessly greeted voters on the campaign trail, charmed tour groups i

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Memorial held for late Pa. lieutenant governor

2008-11-21T00:00:00Z

...was remembered in tributes by Gov. Ed Rendell, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, incoming Lt. Gov. Joe Scarnati, and Rep. John Murtha. Clinton recalled Knoll as a pioneer in Pennsylvania politics as the state’s first female lieutenant governor. Rendell say

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Mourners remembering Knoll at Capitol memorial

2008-11-21T00:00:00Z

...for 14 hours. Among speakers who will pay respects to Knoll are Democratic U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, Democratic U.S. Rep. John Murtha of Johnstown, Gov. Ed Rendell and Lt. Gov. Joe Scarnati. An hour before the service, a bomb-sniffing dog was checking

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Rendell honors late lieutenant governor

2008-11-21T00:00:00Z

...was remembered in tributes by Gov. Ed Rendell, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, incoming Lt. Gov. Joe Scarnati, and Rep. John Murtha. Clinton recalled Knoll as a pioneer in Pennsylvania politics as the state's first female lieutenant governor. Rendell says

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Dingell Could Lose Panel Position

2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

...tangled with Dingell in the past. She has not pressured members to back Waxman, Doyle said. Two years ago, Pelosi backed Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., over Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., in the race for majority leader. Hoyer won handily. In 2002, Pelosi supported

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Waxman Topples Dingell For Key Panel Chair

2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

...publicly taken sides in the battle and has not pressured members privately to back Waxman. Two years ago, Pelosi backed Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., over Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., in the race for majority leader. Hoyer won handily. In 2002, Pelosi supported

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Rank and file Democrats to settle battle between Waxman and Dingell for energy committee chair

2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

...not publicly taken sides in the battle and has not pressured members privately to back Waxman. Two years ago, Pelosi backed Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., over Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., in the race for majority leader. Hoyer won handily. In 2002, Pelosi suppor

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Waxman, Dingell face off for energy panel chair

2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

Court to Rule on Protected Speech in Murtha Case

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

... define what constitutes protected speech for lawmakers, government attorneys argued in federal appeals court on Tuesday that Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa. ...

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Bill Clinton to appear at fundraiser for Ravenstahl

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

Barack Obama and US Rep. John Murtha, D-Johnstown, in the fall -- will be in Pittsburgh next week at a fundraiser for Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. ...

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Congressional accountability

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

US Rep. John Murtha, who opposes the Iraq war, told reporters that Marines in Iraq engaged in "cold-blooded murder and war crimes. ...

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Leadership panel backs Waxman for energy chairman

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

Two years ago, Pelosi backed Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., over Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., in the race for majority leader. Hoyer won handily. ...

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Murtha's testimony sought in defamation suit

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

...-- A Marine who sued Rep. John Murtha for defamation urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to order the Pennsylvania Democrat to testify under oath in the case. An attorney for Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich told the court that he needs Murtha's deposition t

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Court to Rule on Protected Speech in Murtha Case

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

...what constitutes protected speech for lawmakers, government attorneys argued in federal appeals court on Tuesday that Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) is immune from a libel lawsuit over his comments about a 2005 incident in Haditha, Iraq. Roll Call is the firs

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Bill Clinton to appear at fundraiser for Ravenstahl

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

...Bill Clinton -- who campaigned across Pennsylvania for his wife in the spring and for then-Sen. Barack Obama and U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Johnstown, in the fall -- will be in Pittsburgh next week at a fundraiser for Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. Mr. Ravenstahl

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Morning Wrap

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

A three-judge appellate panel is set to hear argument this morning in the defamation lawsuit against Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), accused of making false ...

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A â€˜yesâ€™ on bailout doesnâ€™t mean a â€˜noâ€™

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

and John Murtha (D-Pa.) all voted for the bill and survived with relative ease. Two of three Senate incumbents to lose reelection so far â€” Sens. ...

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AK Street Murtha Connection

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Copeland Lowery was rocked by scandal over its ties to Rep. Jerry Lewis, D-Calif. and became entangled in the federal investigation of Lewis in 2006. ...

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Murtha seeks immunity from suit

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

...— A Marine who sued U.S. Rep. John Murtha for defamation urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to order the Johnstown Democrat to testify under oath in the case. An attorney for Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich told the court that he needs Murtha’s deposi

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