The Murtha Rules: A simple system to win federal money

Harper's by Ken Silverstein, Sebastian Jones | Aug. 21, 2008 (News Report)

Congressman John Murtha of Pennsylvania has long been one of the biggest porkbarrelers in Congress, and as the chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee he is also one of the biggest recipients of lobbyists' campaign donations. Which is no coincidence. Full Story »

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Cynthia Gilbert
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 by Cynthia Gilbert - Oct. 1, 2008

This is an important story, but poorly documented. Assuming it is all true the authors did a very poor job of making their case.

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