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Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas NV, 20 hours 32 minutes ago / Pennsylvania Democrats have chosen former congressional aide Mark Critz as the nominee for a special election to fill the U.S. House seat once held by late Rep. John Murtha.
FOX - MyFox 29 - Philadelphia PA, Mar 12, 2010 / Congressional incumbents win re-election at a ridiculous clip, better than 90 percent of the time.
News4Jax - Jacksonville FL, Mar 12, 2010 / The CNN Washington Bureau's morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world.
PhillyBurbs.com - Philadelphia PA, Mar 12, 2010 / Amtrak says train service is getting back to normal along the Northeast Corridor after someone was fatally struck in Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA, Mar 11, 2010 / Republicans tonight selected a political newcomer who has never sought elected office as their nominee in the special election to succeed the late U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha.
NBC - WJAC 6 - Johnstown PA, Mar 11, 2010 / The Greater Johnstown-Cambria County Chamber of Commerce celebrated it's 100th anniversary Thursday evening and, for the first time in 36 years, they celebrated without Congressman John Murtha.
The New York Times - New York NY, Mar 11, 2010 / "The playing field has changed dramatically," said Michael H. Herson, a lobbyist in Washington whose firm, American Defense International, represents numerous defense industry contractors who have already put in their requests this year for earmark money.
NBC - WJAC 6 - Johnstown PA, Mar 11, 2010 / The recent death of U.S. Rep. John Murtha will not only create many challenges in Cambria County, but also outside of his district, business leaders said Thursday.
Observer-Reporter - Washington PA, Mar 10, 2010 / Voters in the 12th Congressional District, which takes in Washington and Greene counties, will nominate candidates for a two-year term beginning in 2011 to replace John Murtha, who died Feb. 8.
The Art of Eating, Mar 09, 2010 / Dr. Bill Choby of Latrobe, a practicing dentist with an office in Latrobe, officially entered his name as a Republican candidate for the special election to fill the unexpired term of the late Rep. John Murtha.
AmSpec Blog, Mar 09, 2010 / Reid Wilson has helpfully created a whip count on National Journal .
Stateline.org, Mar 08, 2010 / Mark Critz, the former district director to the late John P. Murtha, handily captured a nonbinding preference vote of Democrats gathered yesterday, kicking the next phase to the Pennsylvania Democratic Party's executive committee, which promises a nominee by tomorrow night.
The News Tribune - Tacoma WA, Mar 07, 2010 / Rep. Norm Dicks is likely to succeed the late Rep. John Murtha as chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending.
Tribune-Democrat - Johnstown PA, Mar 07, 2010 / When I heard the news that U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha had died, I was shocked.
Tribune-Democrat - Johnstown PA, Mar 07, 2010 / In 1991, U.S. Rep. John Murtha joined a relatively small defense-industry gathering at the Holiday Inn in downtown Johnstown.
Daily Kos, Mar 06, 2010 / In an interesting new poll out at the end of the week from Rasmussen, the prolific ones show a tightening race in Colorado for the U.S. Senate.
Tribune-Democrat - Johnstown PA, Mar 06, 2010 / This is in reply to Michael J. Smajda's letter on Feb. 12 about the honorable John Murtha ("Murtha put himself before constituents").
Tribune-Democrat - Johnstown PA, Mar 03, 2010 / The widow of the late U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha and his longtime chief of staff will accept a local award in his honor.
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, 1 hour 2 minutes ago/ North Carolina and UConn are lending some serious star power to the NIT.
The Kansas City Star - Kansas City MO, 5 minutes ago/ Graves apparently suffered a heart attack outside his Los Angeles home, about a week shy of his 84th birthday.
The Detroit News - Detroit MI, 12 hours 56 minutes ago/ About 600 people packed St. Patrick's Catholic Church this morning in preparation for the annual St. Patrick's Parade today.
Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA, 1 hour 7 minutes ago/ An estimated 100,000 red-shirted protesters who have been camped out along a boulevard in the old part of Bangkok have given Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva a noon deadline to meet their demand for new elections.
The Washington Times - Washington DC, Mar 13, 2010/ Only a night after the Caps clinched the Southeast Division, Semyon Varlamov was victimized by a couple of long Tampa Bay drives, and Washington dropped the final game of its five-game homestand with a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a performance coach Bruce Boudreau said was "outworked."