HARRISBURG, Pa. - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday.

The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery.

In 1974 Murtha, then an officer in the Marine Reserves, became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A memorable season capped by a super title game with a record TV audience has NFL executives and fans beaming.

Commissioner Roger Goodell doesn't agree, believing negotiations will lead to a new deal before March 2011, when the collective bargaining agreement expires.

- begin defense of their Super Bowl championship in September is unlikely.