Patrick Murphy

...to the lawmaker. Kennedy and his spokeswoman did not return messages seeking comment on his remarks for a second day. Murphy said he was a saddened by the controversy. "It's been disheartening for millions of (Catholics) across the...

In this article: Patrick Kennedy, Thomas Tobin, Rep. Patrick Murphy, Roman Catholic, E mail, The Providence Journal, Harvard University, and Caroline Kennedy

In this article: Patrick Kennedy, Thomas Tobin, Rep. Patrick Murphy, Roman Catholic, Vatican, Rhode Island, E mail, and The Providence Journal

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The first veteran of the Iraq War to serve in Congress and the leader of Project HEALTH will be at Harvard University to receive this year's John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards. U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Democrat from...

In this article: JFK, Chief Executive, 82d Airborne Division, Iraq War, Harvard University, and Caroline Kennedy

...be an issue for him in 2006. Iraq War Combat Veteran (82nd Airborne Division) Patrick Murphy won the Democratic primary in May and received more support from the national Democratic Party than Schrader did in 2004. Fitzpatrick led in most, but...

In this article: Republican Party, George H. W. Bush, Cook Political Report, Tom DeLay, United States Senate, Democratic Party, and Jim Gerlach

...would already have been targeted by both parties even without this emotional pull. In 2006, Murphy defeated incumbent Mike Fitzpatrick by just 1,500 votes. Before then, Republicans and Democrats had traded holds on the congressional seat.

In this article: Tom Manion, Iraq, Bucks County, Mike Fitzpatrick, and Pennsylvania

...the political climate in the area is tough. The race is a tossup. The 8th District race pits Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick against Patrick Murphy (D), a 33-year-old Iraq veteran. The race is also considered a tossup, but some Democrats doubt Murphy...

In this article: George Allen, Delaware, Bob Menendez, Attorney General, GOP, Benjamin Cardin, George W. Bush, James Webb, Allegation, and Tom Kean Jr.

...Bush's stay-the-course policy through most of the campaign, before calling for a new plan. Ultimately, Murphy defeated Fitzpatrick by 1,518 votes. '' - Don Sherwood #174 had strong backing as a result of redistricting in this heavy GOP...

In this article: Republican Party, George W. Bush, United States House of Representatives, Henry Bonilla, David Loebsack, Mike Sodrel, E. Clay Shaw, Chris Chocola, and John Hostettler

...an important vote and that if it missed other votes, it was for "a greater good." The Congressman says of Specter, "I understand the game that he's doing. I have record in the Democratic Party that I can run on and that he (Specter) can't...

In this article: Joe Sestak, Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, U.S. House, Josh Shapiro, Democratic Party, and Potter County

...moderation on social issues may draw Rush Limbaugh's ire, but it's exactly what may enable him to appeal to some of the voters who sent Patrick Murphy to replace Mike Fitzpatrick in the House, and Bob Casey to relieve Rick Santorum in the U.S....

In this article: John McCain, Republican Party, Pennsylvania, Ronald Reagan, Hillary Rodham Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ron Paul, Rush Limbaugh, and Barack Obama

...Lingenfelter. CQ Politics forecasts the race as 'Democrat Favored'. Murphy narrowly won in 2006, when he unseated one-term Republican Mike Fitzpatrick by 1,518 votes. Manion, a retired Marine Colonel and executive at Johnson and Johnson,...

In this article: Republican Party, George W. Bush, John Kerry, Charlie Dent, Iraq War, Chris Hackett, Glenn "G.T." Thompson, and Lou Barletta