Murtha “stable” after medical scare

Posted By Josh Rogin Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 7:46 PM Share

Rep. John Murtha, the House defense spending cardinal and iconic Johnstown, PA, representative, is now stable, his spokesman Matthew Mazonkey said Wednesday.

Politico reported yesterday that Murtha was in intensive care following complications resulting from laparoscopic surgery to remove his gallbladder at Bethesda Naval Hospital last week. The 77-year-old Murtha is now being treated at the Virginia Hospital Center.

We'll keep you posted on any changes in his condition.

 
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Josh Rogin reports on national security and foreign policy from the Pentagon to Foggy Bottom, the White House to Embassy Row, for The Cable.

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