PMA lobbyist pleads guilty

By Aaron Mehta

Paul Magliocchetti, a former lobbyist and key figure in the Center for Public Integrity’s The Murtha Method investigation, pled guilty on Fr

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"… $30.2 million in earmarks from the now-deceased subcommittee chairman Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa.In his plea, Magliocchetti admitted that he made hundreds of thousan …"

Daniel Inouye — Senate Appropriations Committee (and Appropriations Defense Subcommittee)

By Josh Israel

Daniel Inouye, the 86-year-old Senate Appropriations Chairman, doesn’t shy away from his big-spending ways — he brags about it. “It may plea

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"… tee counterpart, it does not appear that Inouye has followed the late Rep. John Murtha’s lead in using “The Murtha Method” to provide earmarks to defense f …"

State of the Union address highlights issues examined by Center for Public Integrity

By Josh Israel

A series of recent Center for Public Integrity stories provide an illuminating reality check on some of the points made by President Barack
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Ex-GOP whip blunt gave earmarks and got campaign cash through the 'Murtha Method'

By Josh Israel, Josh Israel and Josh Israel

Rep. Roy Blunt’s Congressional Web site notes that “while Washington politicians claim they can spend your money better than you can, the fe

C.W. Bill Young — Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense

By Caitlin Ginley

C.W. Bill Young is the most senior Republican serving in the U.S. House and a fixture in Florida politics. First elected in 1970, he represe

The Murtha Method

By The Center for Public Integrity

For months, a cloud has swirled around Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee,

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"… ributed to this article. …"

"… ubcommittee members and their current and former staff. Among the findings:John Murtha and C.W. Bill Young: The senior earmarkersMurtha: Earmarks: $48.2 mil …"

"… Young received $2,400 from the company PAC and $29,100 from its executives.John Murtha’s network included four former staffers — Carmen Scialabba of KSA Cons …"

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Passing the bucks

By Sandy Bergo

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2007 — Representative Steny Hoyer, an aggressive fundraiser for the successful 2006 campaign for Democrats to take con

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"… y leader, colleagues voted for Hoyer over Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s choice, John Murtha, D-Pa.The biggest winnerThe top recipient of Hoyer-bundled checks was Repr …"

Pentagon: We’re trying to break “the iron triangle”

By Nick Schwellenbach

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is “trying to break that tight bond between” the “iron triangle of Congress and industry and the bureaucra

Ethics investigation continues for two 'Murtha Method' Congressmen

By Nick Schwellenbach

The House ethics committee has announced it is extending a review of two Congressmen that were among the subjects of "The Murtha Method," an

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"… ng those involved was the subcommittee’s chairman, Pennsylvania Democrat John Murtha.The ethics panel, also known as the Committee on Standards of Official Con …"

Remembering Rep. John P “Jack” Murtha

By Nick Schwellenbach

Yesterday marked the passing of one of Washington’s most powerful and controversial legislators, one whose work was familiar to followers of

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"… in a statement, “We at Boeing are deeply saddened to hear today of Rep. John Murtha’s passing.  Jack — or Mr. Chairman as I called him — served his …"

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