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Former sailors, soldiers and Marines are expressing outrage at Navy Secretary Ray Mabus’s decision to name a naval warship after recently deceased Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman John Murtha. (more)

The late Rep. Jack Murtha (D-PA) was a master at bringing home the bacon to his district before he passed away unexpectedly after complications following surgery in February. (more)

This week, the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) Sunset Caucus is targeting for elimination the death gratuity, or payments to the survivors of Members of Congress who die in office. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised four years ago that Democrats would lead “the most honest, most open, most ethical Congress in history.” (more)

The financial scandal that dogged Rep. John Murtha until his death in February has reached a climatic point following the arrest Thursday of a former aide to the Pennsylvania Democrat. But as the case sparks comparisons to the infamous Jack Abramoff scandal, the story has yet to generate as much attention. (more)

Since 2008, Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby has steered more than $250 million in earmarks to beneficiaries whose lobbyists used to work in his Senate office — including millions for Alabama universities represented by a former top staffer. (more)

After Jack Murtha, another Pennsylvania all-star, made an art form out of shoving our troops under the bus for his own career, I never thought I’d live to see what Rep. Patrick Murphy has just done: a neatly bundled vote wrapped in the flag with a camouflage bow on top. And a price tag. (more)

Last week, Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul crossed the nation’s political radar as a result of comments made by him and heavily publicized in the national media regarding his views on the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Immediately following Paul’s primary win on Tuesday, national-level scrutiny of remarks he made to the Louisville Courier-Journal on the subject had begun; subsequently, he went on Rachel Maddow’s show to discuss the topic further; Paul was also slated to appear on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, an appearance his campaign ultimately canceled. (more)

National Democratic Party officials now say the special election to fill John Murtha’s seat in Pennysvania’s 12th Congressional district foretells election outcomes this fall. Whether true or not, it was also a sordid tale that reflects tactics that make obvious a fundamental contempt for the American public. (more)

Maybe this fall won’t be as bad as Democrats fear — that was a key takeaway from Tuesday night’s primaries. (more)

WASHINGTON – Political novice Rand Paul rode support from tea party activists to victory in Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, delivering a jolt to the GOP establishment and providing fresh evidence of widespread voter discontent in a turbulent midterm election season. (more)

The phrase “angry voters” is redundant in 2010, and we will likely see this on display today in three states. Our sense is that after today there will be a large number of congressional incumbents who will be wishing that they had chosen to retire in 2010. (more)

The political establishment of both the Republican and Democratic parties will be tested on Tuesday when voters head to the polls in four states: Pennsylvania, Oregon, Kentucky and Arkansas. (more)

No matter who wins the special election in Pennsylvania Tuesday to replace the late congressman Jack Murtha, the two national political parties will interpret it to their benefit. (more)

Pencil down May 18 as the next signpost of how strong the country’s anti-establishment political winds are blowing, after Utah Republicans delivered a shock to the system Saturday by dispatching Sen. Robert Bennett in a party primary. (more)

The American Action Network released a poll on the special election race to replace the deceased Rep. John Murtha. It showed that the Republican was in a virtual tie with the Democrat in a solidly Democratic district. That’s of interest to Republicans, but the real message is to Congressional Democrats: The change voters wanted is not the change you’ve delivered—and they are ready to change again. (more)

A vicious internal brawl over the late Rep. John Murtha’s Appropriations seat has thrown a pair of politically vulnerable Pennsylvania Democrats into open warfare and threatens to leave each man weaker in the eyes of voters. (more)

The NY House seat left open by Rep. Eric Snorkel Massa will not be filled by a special election, Gov. David Paterson said today. (more)

Last month, Sen. Arlen Specter, together with fellow Pennsylvania Sen. Robert Casey, introduced a bill called the Biosecurity and Vaccine Development Improvement Act. (more)

I can’t believe that!” said Alice. (more)