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• Murtha questions al-Qaida’s clout

  
  USS Neverdock — Authority: 137
  U.S. Rep. John Murtha told reporters Tuesday that he isn’t convinced al-Qaida is still a threat to national security. Friday: al-Qaida terrorist tries to blow up NW Airlines plane. Oops. What would have made this even more embarrassing for Murtha would have been for Murtha to have been on the plane. Oh ...
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• We Are All Murthas Now

  
  Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State — Authority: 126
  This is the year when many shameless congressional Democrats became U.S. Rep. John Murtha, the powerful Chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Committee and dispenser-in-chief of goodies. Any superfluous submarines that have come Connecticut’s way in the dying last days of the Bush administration have ...
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• HR4408 - The “Live within our means budget” Act

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 130
  Unlike the current HC fiasco, some think the Fed.Gov. should not run a deficit. H. R. 4408 To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. This Act may be ...
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• HR4412 - The “Punish Wall Street” Act

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 130
  Obama and the liberals just don’t like capitalism. H. R. 4412 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 50 percent tax on bonuses paid by TARP recipients. This Act may be cited as the `Wall Street Bonus Tax Act. In the case of any payment of compensation during 2010 in the nature of a bonus by a TARP ...
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• More on PMA and Magliocchetti

  
  Early Returns — Authority: 482
  The Washington Times does some nice investigative work today into the scandal involving disbanded lobbying firm PMA group and its former head, Pittsburgh native Paul Magliocchetti. Mr. Magliocchetti is being investigated by the feds for illegally funneling campaign donations to Rep. John Murtha, D-Johnstown, among ...
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• The lobbyist and his poor relative contributors

  
  PrairiePundit — Authority: 526
  Washington Times: A retired Florida couple would appear an unlikely source to have given $83,000 in campaign donations over a five-year period to members of Congress from all over the country. Both in their 80s, they lived in a $118,000 Daytona Beach house they didnt own; they each voted only twice since 1992; ...
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• Another Murtha challenger

  
  Early Returns — Authority: 482
  Timothy McNulty | December 22, 2009 Theres another Democrat in the race to oust Jack Murtha -- this time its Ron Mackell Jr., a former Tribune-Democrat reporter and Johnstown lawyer who lives in San Antonio, Tex., the newspaper reports . (H/t to PoliticsPa )
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• Most transparent WH: Do you know anything about 17 WH parties or 11 open houses

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 130
  Nice to include 50,000 in WH holiday events but how secure is the White House? The Obamas’ first Christmas in the White House looked set to be a white one after Washington woke up yesterday to its biggest snowfall in years, leading the mayor to declare a state of emergency. It will also prove gruelling for the ...
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• Hope? Change? Dems hope they can ram socialized HC thru B4 XMAS

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 130
  No change in Dems buying votes so they don’t have to talk to their constituency about Obamacare. Legislators in the US senate have passed a highly contentious healthcare reform bill that could lead to significant changes in the countrys medical system. Democrats unanimously backed the bill in a vote that began at ...
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• Whimsical Angels, Artist-made Santas, and Art Dolls by American Holiday Artists

  
  American Holiday Artists — Authority: 109
  More Original Heirloom Quality Holiday Art by American Holiday Artists. . .
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• Dems cleared in PMA lobbying scandal

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Dems cleared in PMA lobbying scandal By Susan Crabtree - 12/18/09 04:49 PM ET At least three Democratic lawmakers have been cleared of any wrongdoing after an initial investigation into their ties to PMA Group, a now-defunct lobbying firm. Reps. John Murtha (Pa.), Jim Moran (Va.) and Norm Dicks (Wash.) recently ...
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• Ethics office closes inquiry into actions of Murtha, 2 others

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 950
  A government office tasked with vetting ethics allegations against members of Congress has closed its investigation into the ties between three members of a powerful House subcommittee and a lobbying firm founded by a former Capitol Hill aide.
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• Milestone in stem cell research for heart attack recovery

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 130
  But they are adult stem cells not embryonic stem cells. If youve just had your first heart attack, doctors may one day be able to reverse the damage done with stem cell therapy. An intravenous method of injecting stem cells into patients who had experienced heart attacks within the previous 10 days suggested that ...
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• Obama’s love of AF1 vs. thrifty Queen of England

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 130
  Queen took the regular train for her Christmas trip. She did use 1st class section of the train. There was a buzz at King’s Cross this morning as platform 11b began crawling with police. Could it be a drug bust, the crowd wondered? Or was a rock star about to board a train? Then a small lady in a headscarf ...
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• One Down: House Ethics Office Closes Murtha-PMA Probe

  
  TPMMuckraker — Authority: 777
  The Office of Congressional Ethics has ended its investigation of Rep. John Murthas ties to now-defunct lobbying firm PMA Group, recommending against a further inquiry by the House ethics panel, which is also investigating Murtha. The development was first reported by Roll Call . We laid out the charges in the PMA ...
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• Ethics Office Closes Inquiry Into Murtha, Dicks and Moran

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  The Office of Congressional Ethics has closed its investigation into Reps. John Murtha (D-Pa.), Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) and Jim Moran (D-Va.) and their relationships to the lobbying firm PMA Group, and the OCE advised against a formal House ethics investigation, the lawmakers’ offices said Friday. George Behan, Dicks’ ...
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• Murtha cleared in ethics probe

  
  Early Returns — Authority: 482
  Timothy McNulty | December 18, 2009 The Office of Congressional Ethics has closed its probe of Jack Murtha and his connections to the lobbyist at the PMA Group, Roll Call reports : The Office of Congressional Ethics has closed its investigation intoReps. John Murtha (D-Pa.), Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) and Jim Moran ...
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• GW News: Pelosis Carbon Footprint to save the world

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 130
  Pelosi and fellow dems flew jets to Copenhagen for photo-op. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a large delegation on at least two Air Force jets to Copenhagen for the climate summit -- where participants harshly condemn the use of jet airplanes for the high amounts of CO2 they emit. "This may be the largest ...
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• Rep. Jack Murtha (D, PA) looking for a soft place to land?

  
  RedState — Authority: 773
  Mayyyyybe : Rep. John Murtha’s (D-Pa.) campaign has asked the Democrats’ reelection arm to write a memo detailing how he can use funds in his campaign account if he retires. [snip] The office acknowledged asking the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) for the advice, but explained that it did so ...
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• Rep. Jack Murtha (D, PA) looking for a soft place to land?

  
  Moe Lane — Authority: 614
  Mayyyyybe : Rep. John Murtha’s (D-Pa.) campaign has asked the Democrats’ reelection arm to write a memo detailing how he can use funds in his campaign account if he retires. [snip] The office acknowledged asking the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) for the advice, but explained that it did so ...
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