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A List of Things Senator Arlen Specter Is Older Than

Lee Camp | Posted 10.17.2009 | Comedy


Lee Camp

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Specter-Sestak Attack Each Other From The Left on Free Trade

Mike Elk | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Mike Elk

Manufacturing is essential to rebuilding our economy and moving away from the debt-driven boom bust cycles of the past.

Specter: My Record On EFCA Is Consistent

The Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics


In a letter to the editor published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on Wednesday, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) said his views on the Employee Free Choice A...

Joe Sestak Confirms He Will Challenge Specter In Primary

The Wayne Independent | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics


A congressman from the Philadelphia suburbs will challenge U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic Senate primary. In an interview with The Wayne I...

Specter Draws Cheers, Hecklers At Labor Rally

AP | PETER JACKSON | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics


PITTSBURGH — Sen. Arlen Specter told Pennsylvania's Democratic leaders Saturday he's "pleased and proud" to be back in the party he left shortly...

Arlen Specter Gives Two Pieces Of "Ass" Advice

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics


Arlen Specter, the Senate's newest Democrat, sat down for an interview with Details magazine, and dished about the emotional aftermath of switching pa...

What Can We Expect Now that Sessions Leads Republicans on Judges?

Nan Aron | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


Nan Aron

Who is Senator Sessions? He's has been an outspoken opponent of the Voting Rights Act, immigration reform, embryonic stem cell research, and a woman's right to choose.

Specter: Reid Can't Count On Me For Procedural Votes

Fox News | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


On MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports Wednesday, Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, said of his newest Democrat, Sen Arlen Specter, "On procedural vo...

The Grand Old Party of Secession

Manisha Sinha | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


Manisha Sinha

Commentators view the rapid exit of moderates like Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania from the GOP as a culmination of its increasing political narrowness and ideological rigidity.

"Specter For The Cure": Senator Raising Money From Cancer Website

Talking Points Memo | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)--two time survivor of Hodgkins disease--is no stranger to cancer, cancer awareness, and cancer research funding. But he's us...

Dems Give Specter Judiciary Subcommittee Chair

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN and KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Republican-turned-Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter gained a Judiciary subcommittee chairmanship but also a potential primary challenge...

Specter Held GOP Fundraiser One Week Before Defection

Showbiz 411 | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics


Senator Arlen Specter must have really been on the fence about changing political parties--right up to the end. On Monday, April 21st--one week befor...

Specter Will Be Junior Democrat On Committees

Roll Call | John Stanton | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


Despite promises from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.) would retain his seniority after switching parties, Spe...

Why Arlen Specter is an anarchist

Carne Ross | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


Carne Ross

Specter's selfish act, and the Democrats' ill-judged hurrah for it, instead only deepens the chasm between voters and their representatives. Specter is, in fact, an anarchist.

Poll: Even Republicans Want Specter To Back EFCA

The Plum Line | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


Buried in this week's Quinnipiac Poll of Pennsylvania is a stunning number that really leaves you wondering why Arlen Specter is holding out against...

What Is So Outrageous About Paying Our Bills?

Larry Gellman | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


Larry Gellman

I always thought that taxes were the way we paid our bills. In a democracy we have elected representatives who spend money on our behalf on things like defense, security, wars, bridges, and health care benefits.-

Wanted: A Pennsylvania Ned Lamont to Defeat Arlen Specter in 2010 Democratic Primary

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics


Miles Mogulescu

Pennsylvania needs a Democratic Senator from the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party.

KCRW's Left Right & Center: Souter, Specter and Swine Flu

Huff Radio | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics


Huff Radio

Well, if there's news containing an "s" word, it's likely included in our latest show - a lively round up of lots of news.

Democratic Pennsylvania Primary? Progressives Want Specter Challenge

New York Times | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


Democratic heavyweights are lining up to support their newest colleague, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, in his re-election bid next year. ...

Specter Switch: Another "Win" for the Grand Old Purity!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

Pure like ice. Pure like fire. That's the way they wanted it. That's the way they'd have it, and they'd leave no tone unspurned. Only true believer...

GOP Risks Becoming Circuit City of American Politics

Steven Fisher | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics


Steven Fisher

Political calculations aren't only made between the parentheses. For the past 8 years, Republicans have been dividing and, consequently, subtracting, while the Democrats have been adding and multiplying.

Sam Stein

Specter Defection Leaves GOP Frantically Grasping At Straws

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics


The loss of Arlen Specter has spurred a bit of frantic hyperbolism from within the GOP ranks. Hoping to rationalize the Pennsylvania senator's defect...

GOP Starts Robocall Attack Against Specter; Is Specter Vulnerable as Democratic Candidate?

Rob Kall | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics


Rob Kall

So, there I was, sitting in the house in the blue-collar Fishtown section of Philly and the phone rang. He started laughing. "It's a call about Arlen ...

Arthur Delaney

Jim Inhofe: Specter Switch Will Bring Republican Revolution In 2010 (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said Wednesday that Sen. Arlen Specter's defection from the Republican Party is "the first visible evidence" that the GOP wi...

Left and Right Miss Lesson of Specter Switch

Sandy Maisel | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


Sandy Maisel

The Specter switch should be more than a wake-up call for Republicans. It should be a sign for all in Washington that the governing process is out of whack.