Congressman Jack Murtha, War Hero and War Critic, Dies at 77
By JAY NEWTON-SMALL
Congressman Jack Murtha, War Hero and War Critic, Dies at 77
UPDATED: 02/08/2010
Photo: Carol T. Powers / Bloomberg News / Getty

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's first choice for majority leader, Pennsylvania Rep. John C. Murtha, died today of complications relating to a gallbladder surgery. Murtha was 77.


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