McCain's campaign on Wednesday sent out an e-mail with a statement from John Murtagh, who said his home was firebombed by the Weather Underground in 1971.

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Earlier Thursday, Officer John Murtagh testified that he heard "approximately three to four gun shots" just before 3 a.m. the morning of the incident and that he stopped Barrow as he was leaving the scene.

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John Rafferty was favourite to take the job earlier this week while Donal Murtagh, Eamon McEneaney and Peter McGrath had also been linked with post.

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