Vietnam Truths at a New York Memorial: Blumenthal tries to put Vietnam controversy behind him
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D), running for the open U.S. Senate seat there, sought to quash the controversy bubbling around him with regard to his military service.
The embattled Democratic candidate for senator, has probably already made plans for the Memorial Day weekend. He’s got a lot of campaigning to do, and some [...]
Rep. David Obey won’t seek re-lection, to announce retirement
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wisc.), a liberal lion first elected at the height of the Vietnam War in 1969, is set to announce Wednesday he will not seek re-election in November, according to a senior Democratic official. The move will deal a blow to Democratic chances of holding the northern Wisconsin seat.
Obey, 71, [...]
Drive-By Shootings in D.C. Slain 4, Wounded 6
Four people were killed and at least six others were wounded Tuesday night when two drive-by shootings struck in one of Washington’s poorest southeast neighborhoods.
The toll rose overnight as a fourth victim was reported dead early Wednesday, according to police sources.
At the peak of the violence, an AK-47 assault rifle was used to spray bullets [...]
Post-surgical complications cost Rep. John Murtha’s life
Rep. Murtha died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., surrounded by his family, his office announced. He had been hospitalized for a little more than a week with complications from gallbladder surgery.
The Democratic congressman recently underwent scheduled laparoscopic surgery at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, to remove his gallbladder. The [...]
