http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/John_MurthaFind stories, videos, and photos about John Murtha from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:08:53 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/08/14/obama.health.care/tztop.obama.montana.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/John_Murtha14433Find stories, videos, and photos about John Murtha from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/14/obama.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/14/obama.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Friday took his push for a health care overhaul to traditionally conservative Montana, saying a bill to extend coverage to the uninsured while helping those already with coverage will pass this year.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/house.ethics.PMA.group/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/house.ethics.PMA.group/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it is looking into allegations of possible misconduct by members of Congress regarding The PMA Group, a now-defunct lobbying firm.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/murtha.airport/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/murtha.airport/index.html#cnnSTCTextLocated outside a small Pennsylvania city, John Murtha airport may not see many passengers. But it's seen plenty of arrivals of tax dollars from Washington, most recently economic stimulus funds.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/house.races.results/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/house.races.results/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocrats increased their 36-seat majority in the U.S. House, according to CNN projections, by defeating established Republicans and winning open seats as they capitalized on an unpopular GOP president.Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/gop.murtha/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/gop.murtha/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe National Republican Campaign Committee is using some its scarce resources to target one of the most senior Democrats in the House: Rep. John Murtha, D-Pennsylvania.Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/19/murtha.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/19/murtha.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTextRep. John Murtha, a former Marine and Vietnam War veteran who has become one of Congress' most outspoken critics of the Iraq war, on Tuesday endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton for president, saying she is "the candidate that will forge a consensus on health care, education, the economy and the war in Iraq."Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/30/democrats.war.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/30/democrats.war.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top Democrat who had hinted that a compromise on war funding was possible appeared to back away from the idea Friday as the Democratic congressional leadership refused to consider it.Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/29/bush.war.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/29/bush.war.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush on Thursday called on Congress to approve billions of dollars in additional funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan before lawmakers leave for their Christmas break.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/20/iraq.funding.dems/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/20/iraq.funding.dems/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo House Democratic leaders aggressively pushed back Tuesday at the Bush administration's claims the Pentagon will run out of money soon because Congress failed to pass a war funding bill before its Thanksgiving recess.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/30/kth.museum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/30/kth.museum/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn tiny Bishop, California, Rep. Buck McKeon, R-California, wants to build a museum honoring the mule.Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/02/democrats.war.tax/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/02/democrats.war.tax/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop House Democrats Tuesday proposed a "war surtax" to pay for the war in Iraq, a plan quickly condemned by Republicans and opposed by the House leadership.Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/27/dobbs.8.27/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/27/dobbs.8.27/index.html#cnnSTCTextConstance Griffiths at Western Digital and Woody Monroy at Seagate confirm there are two U.S. disk drive makers left in the United States.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1647143,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1647143,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA leading Democratic House Iraq war critic said Wednesday he'll soon push legislation that would order U.S. troop withdrawals to begin in two months Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/25/house.ethics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/25/house.ethics/index.htmlThe House passed restrictions Thursday that limit how lobbyists can raise money for members and bar spouses from lobbying lawmakers, in what Democrats called the most sweeping reforms in decades.Fri, 25 May 2007 11:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/09/pelosi.plane/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/09/pelosi.plane/index.htmlHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not request a larger plane for personal use to travel cross-country without stopping, Bill Livingood, the House sergeant at arms, said Thursday.Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/09/murtha.gitmo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/09/murtha.gitmo/index.htmlRep. John Murtha said Tuesday that he planned to hold hearings on closing down the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and threatened to "cut off the money" to make it happen.Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/09/iraq.bush/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/09/iraq.bush/index.htmlPresident Bush on Wednesday will announce a plan to send about 20,000 more troops to Iraq in an effort to pacify Baghdad, a U.S. official said Tuesday.Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/28/hastings.intelligence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/28/hastings.intelligence/index.htmlFresh from a defeat in her bid to appoint a controversial congressman as House majority leader, incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she will not appoint Rep. Alcee Hastings to head the House intelligence committee.Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/14/congress.democrats/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/14/congress.democrats/index.htmlRep. John Murtha, the anti-war congressman who is the likely new House speaker's pick for majority leader, fended off what he called "swift boat-style attacks" on his ethics record Tuesday.Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/14/pelosi.murtha/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/14/pelosi.murtha/index.htmlIn a vote by House Democrats Thursday, likely House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will back prominent Iraq war critic John Murtha over her current deputy for majority leader in the Democratic-led Congress.Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/congress.new.leader/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/congress.new.leader/index.htmlHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert's decision to return to the back benches after Republicans lost their majority in Tuesday's midterm election has set off a scramble for the job of House GOP leader.Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/27/elec.keydates.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/27/elec.keydates.iraq/index.htmlSome key dates surrounding the Iraq War:Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/02/haditha.suit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/02/haditha.suit/index.htmlA Marine staff sergeant linked to the killings of civilians in Haditha, Iraq, is suing anti-war Congressman John Murtha for libel, his attorneys announced Wednesday.Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/22/cheney.access/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/22/cheney.access/index.htmlVice President Dick Cheney sat down Thursday morning with CNN's John King.Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/13/iraq.politics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/13/iraq.politics/index.htmlThe senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday he favors a phased redeployment of U.S. troops from Iraq beginning by the end of 2006 and finishing by the end of 2007.Tue, 13 Jun 2006 23:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/13/murtha.leadership/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/13/murtha.leadership/index.htmlDemocratic Rep. John Murtha said Tuesday he has dropped his surprise bid to become House majority leader until after midterm elections.Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/09/murtha.leadership/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/09/murtha.leadership/index.htmlRep. John Murtha, an outspoken opponent of the war in Iraq, announced Friday that he would run for majority leader if the Democrats take over the House in the fall elections.Fri, 09 Jun 2006 20:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/01/ivins.haditha/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/01/ivins.haditha/index.htmlSo, Haditha becomes another of the names at which we wince, along with Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo and My Lai. Tell you what: Let's not use the "stress of combat" excuse this time. According to neighbors, the girls in the family of Younis Khafif -- the one who kept pleading in English: "I am a friend. I am good" -- were 14, 10, 5, 3 and 1. What are they going to say? "Under stress of combat, we thought the baby was 2"?Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/31/haditha/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/31/haditha/index.htmlIf an investigation finds Marines killed 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians last year, "there will be punishment," President Bush said Wednesday.Wed, 31 May 2006 06:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/28/marines.haditha/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/28/marines.haditha/index.htmlThe Senate Armed Services Committee will hold hearings into allegations that U.S. Marines committed an atrocity last year in the Iraqi city of Haditha, the panel's chairman said Sunday.Sun, 28 May 2006 22:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/26/marines.haditha/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/26/marines.haditha/index.htmlAn ongoing military investigation supports allegations that U.S. Marines in November killed 24 innocent Iraqi civilians without being provoked, senior Pentagon sources said Friday.Fri, 26 May 2006 18:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/25/rumsfeld/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/25/rumsfeld/index.htmlDefense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld refused Thursday to set a date to begin troop withdrawals from Iraq and said he trusted the American people to do "the right thing" in upcoming congressional elections.Thu, 25 May 2006 23:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/25/hagee.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/25/hagee.iraq/index.htmlAs the military investigates two reports of Marines in Iraq allegedly killing innocent civilians, Gen. Michael Hagee, commandant of the Marine Corps, left for Iraq on Thursday to talk about use of force.Thu, 25 May 2006 20:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/24/marine.probe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/24/marine.probe/index.htmlThe Marine Corps has launched an investigation into allegations that its troops killed an Iraqi civilian west of Baghdad in April, the service announced Wednesday.Wed, 24 May 2006 23:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/18/murtha.marines/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/18/murtha.marines/index.htmlA decorated Marine colonel turned anti-war congressman has said Marines killed at least 30 innocent Iraqi civilians "in cold blood" in Haditha in November, suggesting the death toll may be twice as high as originally reported.Thu, 18 May 2006 23:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/08/democrats.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/08/democrats.iraq/index.htmlLeading Democrats sought Thursday to promote a specific plan for what party chairman Howard Dean called a "strategic redeployment" of U.S. troops from Iraq.Thu, 08 Dec 2005 21:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/06/novak.ethics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/06/novak.ethics/index.htmlWorried Republican leaders from both the House and Senate cleared out staffers Wednesday for the first night of their three-day retreat on the Eastern Shore of Maryland to discuss their anxiety about the question of ethics.Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/29/morton.howlong/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/29/morton.howlong/index.htmlAs a presidential candidate, George W. Bush urged a modest foreign policy, not nation-building. But that changed once he took office.Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/28/shields.murtha/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/28/shields.murtha/index.htmlNo journalist, no human being is truly objective. Most do try to be fair. Let me be upfront: I like and respect Rep. John Murtha, D-Pennsylvania. And not only for what he has done -- forsaking the safe harbor of his college student deferment at 19 during the Korean War to enlist in the Marine Corps, then after becoming a husband and the father of three, volunteering at the age of 33 for combat in Vietnam, where he was twice wounded and received the Bronze Star with Combat "V," two Purple Hearts and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/21/cheney/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/21/cheney/index.htmlVice President Dick Cheney continued the Bush administration's efforts Monday to pull back on attacks against a decorated war veteran who called for the near-term withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq.Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/21/mongolia.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/21/mongolia.us/index.htmlU.S. President George W. Bush thanked Mongolia Monday for standing with the United States in Iraq in an historic visit to the struggling Asian democracy sandwiched between China and Russia.Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/20/bush.murtha/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/20/bush.murtha/index.htmlDays after a Democratic congressman's call to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq set off angry debate in Washington, President Bush said Sunday that leaving now would only embolden insurgents.Sun, 20 Nov 2005 12:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.plan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.plan/index.htmlThe top U.S. commander in Iraq has submitted a plan to the Pentagon for withdrawing troops in Iraq, according to a senior defense official.Sat, 19 Nov 2005 02:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/18/schneider.murtha/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/18/schneider.murtha/index.htmlIn 1968 Walter Cronkite returned from Vietnam and told Americans that, in his opinion, the Vietnam war had become a stalemate. That was a turning point.Fri, 18 Nov 2005 21:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/06/murtha.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/06/murtha.iraq/index.htmlA pro-military Democratic congressman's description of the war in Iraq as "unwinnable" unless changes are made sparked anger in House Republicans Thursday.Thu, 06 May 2004 23:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/08/murtha/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/08/murtha/index.html"Never in human history," reluctantly concludes Rep. John P. Murtha, D-Pennsylvania, addressing the case made for the United States invasion and occupation of Iraq, "have so many been so mislead by so few."Mon, 08 Mar 2004 19:57:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/02/26/73097/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/02/26/73097/index.htmNexis, our favorite computerized information-retrieval system and leading resource for settling 1 A.M. living room arguments, has lately been getting a new kind of workout. With the opening of Cong...Mon, 26 Feb 1990 05:01:00 EST