John Murtha dies at 77; Pennsylvania Democrat forcefully opposed Iraq war in Congress

John Murtha dies at 77; Pennsylvania Democrat forcefully opposed Iraq war in Congress

John Murtha, the Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania and decorated former Marine whose fierce opposition to the Iraq war helped catalyze public sentiment against the conflict, died Monday. He was 77.

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