Murtha: If Loving Constituents Is Wrong ... I Don't Wanna Be Right!

Talking Points Memo by Zachary Roth | Mar. 31, 2009 (News Report)

Backing down isn't Rep. John Murtha's style. The cantankerous House power-broker is under fire for his ties to the PMA lobbying firm, which just shut down amid reports of an FBI probe into its campaign contributions to friendly lawmakers, including Murtha, who have steered millions in federal earmarks to PMA clients. Full Story »

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Subjects: Politics
Topics: U.S. Congress, Lobbying, Money and Politics
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Mar 30, 2009 - 11:56 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Mar 30, 2009 - 11:56 PM PDT

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Tanya J. Maurer
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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Mar. 31, 2009

The article paints Murtha but does not include the perspective that this is a problems with almost all of congress. Murtha is just one unsubtle example.

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 by Derek Hawkins - Mar. 31, 2009
Derek posted this story.
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