Pelosi-Murtha Controversy Spreads

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are locked in an internal dispute over a top post that highlights the party's ideological tensions and the assertive style of their leader, Nancy Pelosi, less than a week after winning majority control for the first time since 1994.

Pelosi's decision to endorse her close friend, Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, for House majority leader over her current deputy, Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, was a surprise to some. Pelosi, a California Democrat, is in line to be the first female speaker of the House.

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