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Murtha replacement Critz to be sworn in Thursday
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05/19/10 05:57 PM ET
Congressman-elect Mark Critz (D-Pa.) will be sworn-in at a ceremony on Capitol Hill Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) office said Wednesday.
Critz defeated Republican candidate Tim Burns in a special election to replace long-time Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), the former chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee, who passed away in February.
Democrats touted Critz's victory as a sign that they are in good shape heading into the fall elections. Republicans had hoped to take Murtha's former seat, a white blue-collar district that voted heavily for GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in 2008.
The ceremony will take place at 2:15 p.m., pending votes.
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