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Veteran congressman's death adds to Barack Obama's woes
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Contributor | Barack O-blame-a |
Last Edited | Barack O-blame-a Feb 08, 2010 09:11pm |
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Category | Opinion |
Media | Newspaper - Guardian |
News Date | Tuesday, February 9, 2010 03:10:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | The Democratic party faces another election test after the death yesterday of John Murtha, a congressman dubbed by his colleagues the "king of pork".
Murtha, aged 77, had been in the House of Representatives since being elected to his Pennsylvania district in 1974.
The fear in the party is that Republicans will notch up another victory when a special election is held, probably May.
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