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Specter: GOP Is "A Party Of Obstructionism" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) went off on his former party on Fox News Sunday morning. A Republican until April of this year, Specter said there's no wor...

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Conservative Argument for Healthcare Reform: Part 4: Pop Torts

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

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After attending the Sestak-Toomey debate in Allentown this week I struck up a conversation about medical malpractice with one of the people who questioned the two senate candidates during the forum.

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

Mike Elk | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

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

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Bloggers Back Obama's Agenda, Not His Strategy (From Netroots Nation)

Ari Melber | Posted 09.17.2009 | Media

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Netroots Nation also drew a rather unlikely guest: Arlen Specter, the resilient, 79-year-old pol who has now managed to seriously rile the base of both political parties.

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Specter Holds Town Hall Meeting (WATCH LIVE VIDEO)

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) holds another health care town hall after weathering three raucous meetings this week, this one in Kittanning, Pa.. "Trad...

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Obama's Second Hundred Days

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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Our look back at Obama's second 100 days will begin with a short overview, and then move on to the categories: "the best of times," "the worst of times," and "the age of (media) foolishness."

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Joe Sestak To Challenge Specter In Primary

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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FOLSOM, Pa. — Three years after he knocked off a veteran House incumbent, Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak will seek a bigger prize and challenge Repu...

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Specter: My Record On EFCA Is Consistent

The Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

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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...

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Card Check Cut From Employee Free Choice Act By Democrats

New York Times | STEVEN GREENHOUSE | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

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A half-dozen senators friendly to labor have decided to drop a central provision of a bill that would have made it easier to organize workers. The ...

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Specter's Popularity Has Nosedived: Only 28% Think He Should Be Reelected

CNN | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

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A new poll of Pennsylvania voters suggests that Sen. Arlen Specter's job approval rating has nose-dived over the past few months. Thirty-four perce...

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Specter Won't Commit To Sotomayor

Politico.com | ALEX ISENSTADT | | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) is refusing to commit himself to supporting Sonia Sotomayor until the conclusion of her Judiciary Committee hearings....

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Arlen Specter Cancels "Anti-Islamist" Talk

Think Progress | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

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Last week, media reports announced that Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) was scheduled to speak at a conference, hosted by Daniel Pipes's Middle East Forum t...

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Club For Growth Losing Some Republicans

Wall Street Journal | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

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Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic Party underscores the clout of Club For Growth, a conservative group that targets Republica...

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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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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 Plays Down Loss Of Committee Seniority

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Arlen Specter sought to minimize any political damage Wednesday after fellow Democrats decided against honoring the 28 years' ...

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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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New Study Destroys Union Intimidation Myth As Specter Considers "Compromise"

Art Levine | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

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While so many cartoonish "horror movie" caricatures of the EFCA have been launched by right-wing smear merchants, perhaps supporters of the legislation deserve a chance to fight back with a cartoon of their own.

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Journalist: Arlen Specter DID Say He Would Be A "Loyal Democrat"

The Plum Line | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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The journalist who reported that Arlen Specter privately promised Obama that he would be a "loyal Democrat" tells me he's sticking by the story, despi...

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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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New Dem Specter Votes No On Obama's Budget

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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It didn't take long for Sen. Arlen Specter to let his new colleagues in the Democratic Party know that his vote won't be taken for granted. A day af...

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Arlen Specter: The Pennsylvania Perspective

Bruce Ledewitz | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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More important than the political calculation of Specter's defection is the fact that Specter really is a moderate Republican. He is not really a Democrat. This is the man who gave us Justice Thomas, after all.

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Bill Kristol: Specter's Defection "Good News For Republicans!"

Washington Post | William Kristol | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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On May 24, 2001, I wrote an op-ed for The Post in the wake of Vermont Sen. James Jeffords's party switch. I argued that the switch, which cost Republi...

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The Real Reason Dems Wanted Arlen Specter On Their Side? The Jokes (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.29.2009 | Comedy

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Many people don't know this, but Arlen Specter fancies himself a funny man. In 2007 he competed in the "Funniest Celebrity in Washington Contest." He ...

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