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Murtha Condemns Military Analysts, Media

Matthew Duss, ThinkProgress. May 2, 2008.

The Military Has Been ‘Dishonored’ By The ‘Untruths’ Of The Pentagon’s Propaganda Program

John Murtha Endorses Hillary in Pennsylvania

Jesse Wendel, Group News Blog. March 19, 2008.

This could be valuable in both inoculating her from anti-war criticism and bolstering her claim that she is most qualified to be commander-in-chief.

GOP Engages in 'Political Extortion', Draws Up Hit List of Dem Lawmakers

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. February 27, 2008.

Democratic lawmakers on the GOP list include John Murtha, Jim Moran, and John Conyers, among others.

Former Iraq Commander Backs Pull-Out; Dems' "Withdrawal" Bill Full of Loopholes

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. November 23, 2007.

Pentagon leans on anti-war law-makers.

Do some Dems actually support Bush?

David Sirota, January 23, 2007.

At what point do progressives take off our partisan blinders and start wondering?

Murtha unveils $$ plan to stop Bush's escalation...

Evan Derkacz, January 12, 2007.

... Gitmo, Abu Ghraib -- the whole shebang.

The Iraq War Is Not Michael Jordan

David Sirota, January 9, 2007.

We can hope to stop -- and at least contain -- the Iraq mess President Bush has gotten us into. In fact, Kennedy has just gone and done it...

Will Murtha's Bold Call on Iraq Make Washington Flinch?

David Sirota, WorkingForChange.com. January 4, 2007.

It will be interesting to watch D.C.'s chickenhawk pundit class lecture a Marine veteran and Vietnam war hero about why we should not prevent a military escalation that troops on the ground say they don't want.

Murtha: Will His Anti-War Stance Be Enough?

Isaiah J. Poole, TomPaine.com. November 16, 2006.

Not all progressives are happy with Pelosi's choice for the next House majority leader.

Murtha's No Lefty, But He's Alright

Robert Scheer, AlterNet. November 15, 2006.

Murtha, a leftist? Maybe on Iraq, but his record on everything from abortion to gun control to Pentagon budgets makes him an old-school conservative Democrat.

Was Republican corruption the tipping point?

Don Hazen, November 13, 2006.

Don Hazen: Forget conventional wisdom for a moment and look at the numbers...

Murtha Can Lead an Iraq Withdrawal

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. November 10, 2006.

Jack Murtha's leadership on Iraq sparked the first Democratic majority in 12 years. As House Majority Leader, he just might get us out of the Iraq disaster.