politics rep john murtha: Philadelphia Metropolis

Gerrymandering 101

By Aaron Kase Sea creatures make apt images for depicting heavily gerrymandered political districts. Take the Inquirer's description of the late John Murtha's 12th Congressional District as a "a crustacean spread over parts of nine counties " and "a mutant,... (Comments)

Rep. John Murtha Dies

The Democratic congressman from Johnstown was 77.  He died today (Feb.8) in a hospital in Washington, D.C., where he had been a patient following sugery last week.  On the Hill, Murtha was known to his critics as the "King of... (Comments)