Article: Capuano attends Murtha fund-raiser

US Representative Michael E. Capuano, who learned his politics in the precincts of Somerville, where loyalty is highly valued, showed yesterday that he is sticking to his roots.

Ignoring the potential political liability for his US Senate race, Capuano made a brief appearance at a Boston fund-raising event for US Representative John Murtha, who has close ties to a lobbying firm under federal investigation for allegedly making illegal campaign contributions to the Pennsylvania Democrat and his colleagues in Congress.

Capuano, who works closely with Murtha in Congress, was the only member of the Massachusetts delegation to attend the event. The two are part of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's ...

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