Veteran congressman’s death adds to Barack Obama’s woes

The Democratic party faces another election test after the death yesterday of John Murtha, a congressman dubbed by his colleagues the “king of pork”. Murtha, aged 77, had been in the House of Representatives since being elected to his Pennsylvania district in 1974. The fear in the party is that Republicans will notch up another victory when a special election is held, probably May. The Democrats have been panicking since losing Ted Kennedy's Massachusetts Senate seat to the Republicans last month. Murtha's nickname referred to so-called pork barrel politics – bringing government spending to bear in a representative's own district…. Original Article: Forum: News/Activism

More:
Veteran congressman’s death adds to Barack Obama’s woes