John Murtha, US Defense Appropriations Chair, Dies -- Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.
Murtha, 77, died peacefully at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington with his family by his side, a statement from his office said. He had been hospitalized recently with complications related to gallbladder surgery.
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