Murtha's hold on House seat slips By Mike Wereschagin and David M. Brown TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, October 23, 2008 Two veteran warriors battling to represent the 12th Congressional District appear locked in the closest race in the district in years. Democratic Rep. John Murtha leads retired Army Lt. Col. William Russell by a little more than 4 percentage points, within the Susquehanna Poll's 4.9-point margin of error. The poll of 400 likely voters was conducted for the Tribune-Review on Tuesday, amid uproar over Murtha's statement that some of his constituents are racist. SNIP About 54 percent of voters among those polled...