Murtha's surge comments a problem for Dems

The Politico by John Bresnahan | Nov. 30, 2007 (News Report)

Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), one of the leading anti-war voices in the House Democratic Caucus, is back from a trip to Iraq and he now says the "surge is working." This could be a huge problem for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other Democratic leaders, who are blocking approval of the full $200 billion being sought by President Bush for combat operations in Iraq in 2008. Full Story »

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 by Lynn Caporale - Oct. 1, 2008

This is an extremely biased spin of what Murtha said which, fortunately, I have read in a more accurate version in other reports. Finally, down at the bottom, the author gets around to pointing out Murtha's concern re the lack of political progress. This reporter clearly is manipulating Murtha's words to fit the writer's point of view, rather than communicate Murtha's actual meaning to the reader.

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