Senator Arlen Specter

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Arlen Specter Chased By The Yes Men In "SurvivaBalls"

The Huffington Post | Eric Sorensen | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

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The streets surrounding Capitol Hill were home to a strange sight Tuesday morning as a group of people, costumed in round canvas outfits, waddled afte...

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A List of Things Senator Arlen Specter Is Older Than

Lee Camp | Posted 10.17.2009 | Comedy

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We Need Sestak (and More Vets) in the Senate

Jon Soltz | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

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There are only three combat vets left. We need more because the values that war veterans learn, that they operate under, and that they carry with them after military life could help Capitol Hill.

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Right Wingers Wreak Havoc on Philadelphia Town Meeting

Denise Dennis | Posted 09.03.2009 | Eyes & Ears

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The fury and rancor in the faces of the right wingers at the town meeting made it clear that this was not about health care only. It is about fear and raw anger, already inside them, now directed toward the health care debate.

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Mortgage Program Saves Homes, Push To Replicate It Nationally

Reuters | Jon Hurdle | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business

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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) A program to avert residential mortgage foreclosures has saved almost 60 percent of its participants from losing their homes in...

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Specter's Supreme Court Recommendations: Four Women Who Are Not Judges

Legal Times | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Arlen Specter has given his list to President Barack Obama. The former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said today that Obama had aske...

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Arlen Specter To Talk At "Anti-Islamist" Event

Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

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Next week, a coalition of conservative legal groups will host a "Libel Lawfare: Silencing Criticism of Radical Islam," a conference on how "Islamist l...

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Arlen Specter Gives Two Pieces Of "Ass" Advice

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

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

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

Fox News | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

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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...

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Snarlin' Arlen: Rage-Filled Specter Berates Staff, Tapes Phone Calls

The Daily Beast | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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Just below the surface, Specter has a simmering rage that occasionally manifests itself in brutal abuse of underlings. It's not for nothing that he's ...

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Joe Sestak: Specter Challenge Decision Soon

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Joe Sestak, a former Navy vice admiral, says he's seriously considering challenging newest Democrat Arlen Specter in next year...

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Specter Held GOP Fundraiser One Week Before Defection

Showbiz 411 | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

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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...

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Why Arlen Specter is an anarchist

Carne Ross | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

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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.

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

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics

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

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GOP Risks Becoming Circuit City of American Politics

Steven Fisher | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

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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.

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Arlen Specter: Determined Survivor, Pragmatic Politician, Loyal Friend

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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The truth about this very tough and complex man and brilliant attorney cannot be simplistically assessed.

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Pelosi: Republicans Should Take Back Their Party

AP | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Congressional Democratic leaders said Wednesday that Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch is a sign that Republicans should become mor...

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Might the Obamas Restore Lost White House Glory?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.29.2009 | Style

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To date the Obamas' most noticeable change to their new home outside has been to install a de-luxe swing-set near the President's office. How have past administrations redecorated?

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The Meaning of the Specter Switch

Mary Lyon | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

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My instinct is not to trust this too much. I can't help looking this gift horse directly in the mouth, through the teeth, and down the hatch.

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Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA)

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

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Be forewarned: If you're gonna caucus with the Democrats, Arlen, you better start voting like one.

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From a Purely Political Standpoint, Poaching Specter Is a Cowardly Move

Dan Sweeney | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

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The Democrats have essentially performed a tactical retreat here, moving Specter to the "D" column rather than risking an election that would clearly have favored them.

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Pat Toomey: Specter Challenged For Senate Seat

AP | PETER JACKSON | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pat Toomey, who as a little-known congressman nearly defeated Sen. Arlen Specter in the 2004 primary, announced Wednesday that...

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Specter Not Ruling Out Running As An Independent In 2010

The Hill | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Arlen Specter said Tuesday that he will not run for reelection in 2010 as a Democrat, but might run as an Independent....

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Biden, Rendell Have Talked To Specter About Party Switch

Talking Points Memo | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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Ed Rendell told RNN-TV, a regional cable news channel in the Northeast, that he has in fact tried to talk GOP Senator Arlen Specter into switching to ...

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Kos: Specter's Only Chance At Survival Is Becoming A Democrat

Daily Kos | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

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I've now heard from multiple sources that the AFL-CIO and other labor unions have promised to stand firmly with Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter if he ...

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