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Representative John Murtha Has Died

Democratic Pennsylvania representative John Murtha, 77, died today at a hospital in Arlington, Virginia, after complications from a scheduled surgery to remove his gallbladder. The influential House Appropriations Committee member served for nineteen terms, and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. [Politico]

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