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'''Patrick Murray''' is the Republican candidate for [[Virginia]]'s 8th District seat held by career politician [[Jim Moran]]. Murray is a is a retired [[U.S. Army]] Colonel with 24-years of active service. Patrick spent over a decade in numerous postings abroad, including tours in Iraq, Kosovo, [[Bosnia]], Serbia and Russia. In 2007 during the “surge,” Patrick deployed to Baghdad with the Joint Forces Command where he served as part of the Multi National Forces [[Iraq]]. Murray is a common sense fiscal conservative that advocates a balanced budget amendment, cut government spending, cut corporate taxes, enact entitlement reforms and eliminate pork barrel [[earmarks]]. Patrick Murray graduated from [[Oklahoma State University]] and can speak fluent Russian.

'''Patrick Murray''' is the Republican candidate for [[Virginia]]'s 8th District seat held by career politician [[Jim Moran]]. Murray is a retired [[U.S. Army]] Colonel with 24-years of active service. Patrick spent over a decade in numerous postings abroad, including tours in Iraq, Kosovo, [[Bosnia]], Serbia and Russia. In 2007 during the “surge,” Patrick deployed to Baghdad with the Joint Forces Command where he served as part of the Multi National Forces [[Iraq]]. Murray is a common sense fiscal conservative that advocates a balanced budget amendment, cut government spending, cut corporate taxes, enact entitlement reforms and eliminate pork barrel [[earmarks]]. Patrick Murray graduated from [[Oklahoma State University]] and can speak fluent Russian.

His opponent, [[liberal]] Jim Moran mocks Murray's military record saying twenty-four years in the military doesn't count as public service. <ref>[http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/10/22/dem-candidate-veteran-military-service-isnt-public-service?test=latestnews#ixzz13BgabfF0 Dem Candidate to Veteran: Military Service Isn't Public Service, FOXNews, October 22,2010]</ref> Also, Moran claimed to have the support of the Military Officers Association of America. MOAA requested Moran stop distributing flyers implying their endorsement.

His opponent, [[liberal]] Jim Moran mocks Murray's military record saying twenty-four years in the military doesn't count as public service. <ref>[http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/10/22/dem-candidate-veteran-military-service-isnt-public-service?test=latestnews#ixzz13BgabfF0 Dem Candidate to Veteran: Military Service Isn't Public Service, FOXNews, October 22,2010]</ref> Also, Moran claimed to have the support of the Military Officers Association of America. MOAA requested Moran stop distributing flyers implying their endorsement.