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the other was john murtha, a democrat from johnstown.hey were good buddies, and they worked and help each other. murtha ran the defense subcommittee and they basically poured money into their districts. over time, murtha in particular, both of them ended up under federal investigations because -- and it goes to something else kenny was talking about -- they were raising so much money from corporate pack interests -- corporate pac interests who were not in their district, just looking to get earmarks and money, and there became this sort of triangle of interest, of hiring former staff, finding clients from around the country, paying the former staff and lobbyists who would then raise money, and it did create this scene of influence that did not sit well with a lot of people. that is part of the reason why these ended up going away, but they are going to try and make this system cleaner and narrower, and get people to understand what they can do with this money. host: democrats, (202)-748-8000. republicans, (202)-748-8001. independents, (2

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