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Monday 8th February, 2010

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    The Examiner

    (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)FILE - In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., center, answers a reporter's question about Kuchera Defense Systems Inc., after attending a breakfast at...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    Sify

    Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77...

  • Iraq inquiry: George Bush was determined to overthrow Saddam even if he obeyed UN, inquiry member hints

    The Scotsman

    GEORGE Bush warned Tony Blair the United States was going ahead with the invasion of Iraq "come what may", evidence heard at the official inquiry into the conflict has suggested.

  • Iraq inquiry: George Bush was determined to overthrow Saddam even if he obeyed UN, inquiry member hints

    The Scotsman

    GEORGE Bush warned Tony Blair the United States was going ahead with the invasion of Iraq "come what may", evidence heard at the official inquiry into the conflict has suggested.

  • Iraq inquiry: George Bush was determined to overthrow Saddam even if he obeyed UN, inquiry member hints

    The Scotsman

    GEORGE Bush warned Tony Blair the United States was going ahead with the invasion of Iraq "come what may", evidence heard at the official inquiry into the conflict has suggested.

  • Congressman John Murtha was an outspoken critic of the Iraq War

    The Globe and Mail

    R ep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died on Feb. 8 at Vir...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic shadowed by ethics questions, dies at 77

    Pioneer Press

    House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairman John Murtha, (D-PA) listens to a reporter's question during a news conference with House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-WI) on Capitol Hill No...

  • Congressman, Iraq war critic Murtha dies

    Gadsden Times

    FILE - In this April 16, 2008, file photo shows Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. speaking in Washington. A spokesman for Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    Baltimore Examiner

    (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)FILE - In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., center, answers a reporter's question about Kuchera Defense Systems Inc., after attending a breakfast at...

  • Best and Worst Super Bowl Ads

    CBS News

    Super Bowl 44's Best Commericials USA Today's business reporter Laura Petrecca spoke to Maggie Rodriguez about the super bowl ad meter and which commercials came out on top including Snickers and Bud ...

  • Obama to GOP: Let's Talk Health Care

    CBS News

    Rangel: Health Reform Compromise in Works (CBS/AP) In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party's loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, President Barack Obama on Sund...

  • UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    Yahoo! News

    Tony Blair and other key British officials, the panel's chairman said Monday. John Chilcot, head of the inquiry, confirmed that he hopes to obtain evidence from officials in the United States, but di...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    Yahoo

    Rep. John Murtha , the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 7...

  • UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    SINA

    British Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, to give evidence before the Iraq Inquiry, which is investigating the circumstanc...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    New York Post

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq War Critic, Dies at 77

    The Ledger

    HARRISBURG, Pa. | Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died...

  • UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    The Miami Herald

    Leaked British government documents call into question ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair's public statements on the buildup to the Iraq war and show plans for the U.S.-led 2003 invasion were being made mor...

  • UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    KTNV

    By DAVID STRINGERAssociated Press Writer LONDON (AP) - Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair ...

  • UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    Examiner

    (AP Photo/Sang Tan)British Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, to give evidence before the Iraq Inquiry, which is investigat...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    The Examiner

    (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)FILE - In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., center, answers a reporter's question about Kuchera Defense Systems Inc., after attending a breakfast at...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    The Examiner

    (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)FILE - In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., center, answers a reporter's question about Kuchera Defense Systems Inc., after attending a breakfast at...

  • Iraq War Critic Rep. John Murtha Dies

    CNS News

    Harrisburg, Pa. (AP) – Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Ira...

  • Jack Straw faces UK Iraq inquiry again

    ABC Australia

    Britain's former foreign secretary Jack Straw has denied ignoring legal advice that the country could not legally invade Iraq without further United Nations support. Mr Straw has appeared for the sec...

  • UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    The Seattle Times

    Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the panel's chairman said M...

  • US Congressman and Iraq war critic John Murtha dies at 77

    Times of India

    HARRISBURG (Pennsylvania): Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken and influential critic of the ...

  • UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    Sify

    Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the panel's chairman said M...

  • The fight for power in northern Iraq

    CBC News

    With a population approaching 30 million, roughly the size of Canada's, the Kurds are the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East, after the Arabs, Turks and Persians. Their lament, of course,...

  • Top British cop jailed for attacking Iraqi

    The Nation

    LONDON (AFP) - A British court jailed a senior Scotland Yard police officer for four years on Monday for attacking a man and trying to frame him in a petty row over money.Ali Dizaei, 47, was convicted...

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

    Baltimore Sun

    Rep. Murtha, the first Vietnam veteran to serve in Congress, called in 2005 for an immediate pullout of U.S. forces from Iraq. He also delivered billions in federal dollars to his home state.

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq War Critic, Dies At 77

    CBS 4

    U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., shakes hands with President George W. Bush after the president signed the Flight 93 National Memorial bill, in this Sept. 24, 2002 file photo.

  • UK's Iraq war inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    Japan Today

    LONDON — Britain’s inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the p...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    Gadsden Times

    Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77...

  • Cabinet did not need to hear legal doubts over Iraq invasion, says Straw

    The Guardian

    Iraq inquiry today that he believed there was absolutely no need for the cabinet to be told of the attorney general's doubts about the legality of the invasion.The inquiry has heard that a week before...

  • UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    Gadsden Times

    Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the panel's chairman said M...

  • Congressman, Iraq war critic Murtha dies

    Gadsden Times

    FILE - In this April 16, 2008, file photo shows Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. speaking in Washington. A spokesman for Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

  • Congressman, Iraq war critic Murtha dies

    Gadsden Times

    FILE - In this April 16, 2008, file photo shows Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. speaking in Washington. A spokesman for Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

  • UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    Denver Post

    British Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, to give evidence before the Iraq Inquiry, which is investigating the circumstanc...

  • [02/08] UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    Find Law

    LONDON (AP) - Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the panel's c...

  • Blair says public desires Iraq ‘conspiracy’

    Financial Times

    The Iraq war inquiry is humouring the desire of the British public to “uncover some great conspiracy”, Tony Blair said on Monday, as the inquiry confirmed that it might recall him to testify.The f...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    Tampa Bay Online

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    New York Post

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War...

  • UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    WHP CBS 21

    (IDM) LONDON (AP) — Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq War Critic, Dies at 77

    U.S. News & World Report

    HARRISBURG, Pa. — Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq W...

  • WesternZagros Makes Headway at Kurdamir-1 in Iraq

    Rigzone

    WesternZagros has provided an update on the progress made at its Kurdamir-1 exploration well. The 8 1/2 inch hole has been successfully drilled to a depth of 4077m and has penetrated the Aaliji Seal a...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    The Miami Herald

    Rep. John Murtha has been hospitalized in intensive care stemming from complications related to gallbladder surgery. Spokesman Matt Mazonkey says the 77-year-old Pennsylvania congressman underwent sc...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    KTNV

    By PETER JACKSONAssociated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspo...

  • Congressman, Iraq war critic Murtha dies

    Gadsden Times

    FILE - In this April 16, 2008, file photo shows Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. speaking in Washington. A spokesman for Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

  • UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials

    Fox 23

    (IDM) LONDON (AP) — Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    The Examiner

    (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)FILE - In this April 16, 2008, file photo shows Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. speaking in Washington. A spokesman for Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77.

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    The Examiner

    (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)FILE - In this April 16, 2008, file photo shows Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. speaking in Washington. A spokesman for Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77.

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    The Seattle Times

    Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    FILE - In this April 16, 2008, file photo shows Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. speaking in Washington. A spokesman for Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    FILE - In this April 16, 2008, file photo shows Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. speaking in Washington. A spokesman for Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    FILE - In this April 16, 2008, file photo shows Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. speaking in Washington. A spokesman for Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    Associated Press

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    Associated Press

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    Tampa Bay Online

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War...

  • 'Criminal in uniform': Senior London policeman jailed for attempting to frame Iraqi

    Wikinews

    Iraqi businessman. It took a Southwark Crown Court jury under three hours to find Dizaei guilty of misconduct in a public office and attempting to pervert the course of justice. The charges carried a...

  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

    Boston Herald

    H ARRISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died today. He was 77. The Pennsylvania De...

  • Congressman John Murtha of Pa., influential critic of Iraq war, dies at age 77

    Baltimore Sun

    Iraq War , died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., spokesman Matthew Mazonke...

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