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House to vote on reprimanding Murtha (AP)
Filed: May 22nd 2007: US

U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha, Dem. Pa.,is shown in Carrolltown, Pa. in this 2006 file photo. Republicans will seek a House vote next week admonishing Murtha because they say he threatened a GOP member's spending projects in a noisy exchange in the House chamber. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - House Republicans angled Tuesday to put Democrats in a no-win position: reprimand a senior colleagues or be seen as blindly excusing legislative bullying for partisan reasons.

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