"… nter’s article detailed the connections between lawmakers who sit on the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, companies that received fiscal year 2008 defense earmarks, campaign contr …"

"… lobbying firm, the PMA Group. Both Visclosky and Tiahrt are members of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, whose practices were the subject of the Center’s probe. The Center’s …"

"… he House ethics committee drop inquiries into several other members of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee — including Murtha, Jim Moran (D-Va.), Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) and Bill You …"

"… ntegrity. Pennsylvania Democrat John P. “Jack” Murtha, chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, died Monday afternoon at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA, a …"

"… p;Since 1989, Murtha has been either the chairman or ranking member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, depending on the political fortune of his party, putting him in control o …"

"… crat Pete Visclosky.Tiarht and Visclosky were among several members of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee identified in a web of cozy relationships with their earmark recipients in …"

"… happy with the ban. For example, the most junior Democrat on the powerful House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Michigan Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, posted on her website earmark re …"

"… sylvania hometown of the late Rep. Jack Murtha, the former chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, and was the beneficiary of numerous earmarks requested by Murtha. The $5 …"

"… ngressional representative, Democrat John P. Murtha, chair of the powerful House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Those earmarks and their recipients are now drawing a variety of scrutiny …"

"… cs Committee, which reviewed the evidence and cleared seven members of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, according to a news release issued by the ethics office.Earmarks issued b …"

"… named after Democrat John Murtha of Pennsylvania, the late chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Before forming PMA in 1989, Magliocchetti was a staffer on the subcommitt …"

"… na Democrat Peter Visclosky and Kansas Republican Todd Tiarht, both on the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, may have connected earmarks with campaign contributions. The House Ethics …"