John Patrick “Jack” Murtha, Democratic Rep for Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional district since 1974, died Monday from gallbladder surgery complications at Virgina Hospital Center. “Congressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) passed away peacefully this afternoon at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va. At his bedside was his family,” read a statement from his office. An...
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Nearly half the members of the powerful House Defense Appropriations subcommittee and several aides are under scrutiny by ethics investigators in Congress.  The focus of the investigation is on the relationships with the PMA Group, an influential Washington lobbying firm founded by a former Capitol Hill aide, according to the Denver Post. The investigations by two separate ethics...
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