John P Murtha

Air Force refueling tankers: Pay no attention to taxpayers

2009-10-06 04:33:54

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Thousands seek to sink Navy plan to name a ship for Democrat John Murtha

2010-04-30 04:35:36

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Don't snub Harman

2006-11-17 00:00:00

NEWLY MINTED House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is off to a rocky start. On the same day she was formally elected to lead the new Democratic majority, party colleagues refused to endorse her bizarre choice of Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), who was investigated...

Congress at war

2007-04-02 00:00:00

Today, Yoo and Ackerman interpret the U.S. Constitution for answers to the struggle between the executive and legislative branches over the conduct of the war in Iraq. Later this week, they'll debate the ongoing use-of-force resolution, the hypocrisy of...

House Democrats trade Iraq charges

2006-11-15 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — Injecting the Iraq war into the escalating fight for the No. 2 spot among House Democrats, Rep. John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania on Tuesday attacked his opponent for not backing a push last year for withdrawal of U.S. troops. Rep. Steny...

Congress returns for session's last lag

2006-11-13 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — The ousted Republican-led Congress returns to the Capitol this week to try one last time to shorten a long legislative to-do list, while the just-elected members will vote for new leaders in races that could signal the direction the...

Accident-Prone Harrier Jet Faces Further Investigation

2003-01-21 00:00:00

The chairman of the House panel that funds the Pentagon said he will begin an inquiry into whether the Marine Corps' crash-prone Harrier attack jet should continue flying. Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Redlands), who heads the House Appropriations subcommittee...

Defense official to speak at Showcase

2013-05-16 08:34:02

Showcase for Commerce organizers and Brett Lambert are already quite familiar with each other. In 2012, Lambert, the Defense Department deputy assistant secretary of defense manufacturing and industrial base policy, was one of the 2,000-plus attendees...

Windber Research Institute celebrates milestone

2012-12-18 11:50:00

The 50,000 breast cancer tissue samples stored at the Windber Research Institute are precious, Col. Craig Shriver, director of the Clinical Breast Care Project at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Windber Research Institute said Tuesday....

First time without local representation in decades

2012-12-25 20:19:00

It is truly the end of an era. � U.S. Rep. Mark Critz's office in Johnstown is closed and in eight days — for the first time in nearly 50 years — the congressman representing the 12th Congressional District will not be from the Johnstown...

Windber Research Institute acquires 50,000th tissue sample

2012-12-10 14:28:05

Windber Research Institute will celebrate the placement of the 50,000th specimen into its tissue sample bank with a ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday. � "This comes on the heels of the John P. Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed dedication," president and...

A fitting tribute

2012-12-04 16:40:00

The legacy of a man known for helping those who served in the military will be preserved in the naming of a cancer center. The late Congressman, U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha, a Democrat from Johnstown, had a reputation of working with those in the...

Rep. John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania died February 8 due to complications from gall bladder surgery. He was 77.

2010-02-08 12:01:11

"The public is worn out by war. The troops, no matter what the military says, are exhausted," says Rep. John P.

2008-04-17 00:00:00

THE START OF TROUBLE: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, announcing the Democratic withdrawal plan in March, called herself "the last person to ask about Republican votes." She turned out to be right, but probably not in the way she meant. She is flanked by Reps. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), left, and David R.

2008-01-27 14:43:52