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07/12/11 As Boeing lobbied against a rival aerospace company to win a $35 billion government contract, its activities included a curious donation: $10,000 to the Johnstown, Pa., Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra was a favorite cause of Rep. John Murtha, the late Pennsylvania Democrat who, as a gatekeeper for the Defense Department's ...
07/12/11 WASHINGTON -- As Boeing lobbied against a rival aerospace company to win a $35 billion government contract, its activities included a curious donation: $10,000 to the Johnstown, Pa., Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra was a favorite cause of Rep. John Murtha, the late Pennsylvania Democrat who, as a gatekeeper for the Defense Department's budget, held a lot of influence over Pentagon contracting ...
07/12/11 LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press WASHINGTON As Boeing lobbied against a rival aerospace company to win a $35 billion government contract, its activities included a curious donation: $10,000 to the Johnstown, Pa., Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra was a favorite cause of Rep. John Murtha, the late Pennsylvania Democrat who, as a gatekeeper for the Defense Department's budget, held a lot of ...
07/07/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press JOHNSTOWN, Pa. An Army reserve center in western Pennsylvania has been renamed for the late U.S. Rep. John Murtha. Murtha, the first Vietnam veteran elected to Congress, died in February 2010 from complications of gallbladder surgery at the age of 77. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and the Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown report that officials in his ...
07/07/11 JOHNSTOWN -- An Army reserve center has been renamed for the late U.S. Rep. John Murtha.
06/09/11 John Murtha, founder and senior partner of a prominent law firm, was an acclaimed civic leader and a pillar of the Hartford community who had a reputation for integrity, hard work and high standards, counterbalanced with a more playful side.
01/31/11 A year after the death of veteran Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha, the White House wants to take the budget ax to one of his pet projects: the National Drug Intelligence Center in Johnstown, Pa.
01/10/11 Prospective parents battling over the names of their unborn kids have nothing on the U.S. Navy, which is in the middle of a spat over the wisdom of naming a new ship for the late Pennsylvania congressman John Murtha
01/09/11 Prospective parents battling over the names of their unborn kids have nothing on the U.S. Navy, which is in the middle of a spat over the wisdom of naming a new ship for the late Pennsylvania congressman John Murtha. In fact, it has kicked off a bigger battle over just who, or what, should be [...]
12/01/10 BLADE STAFF Two northwest Ohio members of Congress have been named to leadership posts in the 112th Congress. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) was elected to the Steering and Policy Committee of the House Democratic caucus, replacing the late Rep. John Murtha (D., Pa.). She was selected by her colleagues in a tradition of appointing the senior-most member from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky ...
11/10/10 JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Veterans groups plan to raise $150,000 for a life-size statue honoring the late Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha in his hometown of Johnstown
11/09/10 Plans were announced Tuesday to erect a statue of the late U.S. Rep. John Murtha of Johnstown. Murtha died Feb. 8 of complications from gall bladder surgery. He was in his 36th year representing the 12th Congressional District.
11/03/10 This article has been read 0 times. U.S. Rep. Mark Critz, whose bid to succeed his mentor, John Murtha, won a special election that drew national attention last May, repeated his performance and defeated Republican Tim Burns of North Strabane Township, albeit by a much tighter margin.
10/24/10 This article has been read 0 times. Republican Tim Burns had to wait only 51/2 months. Due to the death Feb. 8 of U.S. Rep. John Murtha, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell scheduled a special election in conjunction with the May primary to fill Murtha's unexpired term in the 12th District.
10/12/10 A disjointed Republican Party helped Democrat Mark Critz hold on to John Murtha's House seat in Pennsylvania last spring. Can Critz repeat the feat?
09/28/10 The only two constants in life are death and taxes. Congress hasdecided to combine the two by sending tens of millions of taxdollars, in lieu of flowers, to underwrite nonprofit institutionsnamed after recently deceased lawmakers, Sen. Edward Kennedy , D-Mass., and Rep. John Murtha , D-Penn.
08/07/10 The financial scandal that dogged Rep. John Murtha until his death reached a climactic point with the arrest of a former aide to the Pa. Democrat this week, but the story has yet to generate as much attention as the Jack Abramoff scandal, involving Republican lawmakers 87 Days to Decide: FULL COVERAGE
07/22/10 After six years of sitting idle, an expensive radar system at the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria Airport is still not operational.
07/19/10 The cool, smooth sounds that will be coming from the John Murtha Amphitheater in the Riverfront Park Saturday will make concert-goers think they're on Bourbon Street.
06/15/10 A former local news anchor and two staffers for the late congressman John Murtha will fill key posts in the office of U.S. Rep. Mark Critz.
05/18/10 Democrats will retain control of the seat held for decades by the late Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha after winning a special election to fill the final months of his term. Both parties viewed the contest as a test for the fall. | 
