Obama Specter

Sam Stein

Obama Wants Supreme Court Nominee With Long-Term Impact: Gibbs

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics


White House spokesman Robert Gibbs stressed on Monday that while the president was not taking age into consideration when choosing his Supreme Court n...

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.

Sam Stein

Obama To GOP: You Have To Start Meeting Me Halfway

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


One hundred days into office, Barack Obama's list of accomplishments is certainly immense. From the budget, passed by the Senate on Wednesday night, t...

Obama Welcomes Specter To Party At White House

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


President Obama and Vice President Biden joined former Republican Senator Arlen Specter at a press conference on Wednesday morning, welcoming him to t...

Obama Specter Press Conference Planned For Wednesday Morning

Huffington Post | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


President Obama and Vice President Biden plan to join defecting Senator Arlen Specter at a press conference on Wednesday morning. From the White Hous...

Sam Stein

Obama Will Fundraise And Campaign For Specter If Asked: Gibbs

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


If there were any lingering doubts about how Arlen Specter would be welcomed in the Democratic Party, or if the party would welcome a primary challeng...

Sam Stein

Obama To Specter: We Are Thrilled To Have You

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.28.2009 | Politics


White House aides said on Tuesday that they had no advanced knowledge that Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter would be switching party affiliation from R...

Sam Stein

Specter: "I Have An Open Mind" On Holder

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


After weeks of criticizing Barack Obama's choice for Attorney General, Sen. Arlen Specter may be softening. "I have an open mind" when it comes to Er...