John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies (Reuters)

U.S. Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) convenes a House Appropriations Committee hearing about patient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 7, 2007. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.


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