Arlen Specter

10 Million Solar Rooftops Proposed By Senator Bernie Sanders, Others

BuzzFlash.com | Amy Weiss | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Arlen Specter, Solar Moratorium, Bush Administration, Solar Roof, Ben Cardin, John Kerry, Robert Menendez, Bernie Sanders, Solar Power, John Warner, Solar Rooftops, Green News

While the Bush administration put a two-year moratorium on solar energy projects on public land last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and colleagues d...

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Why Obama Should Announce Key Cabinet Members When He Announces His VP Choice

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Lincoln, Arlen Specter, Obama Cabinet, Ed Rendell, Joe Biden, Jim Webb, Cabinet Appointments, Bill Richardson, Obama Administration, Richard Lugar, Politics News

Putting Obama at the center of a team of rivals, all of them familiar, even venerable, pieces of political furniture would dampen the he's-not-one-of-us factor that is still his greatest danger.

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"Spygate" Victims Defense Fund

Dave Hollander | Posted 05.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Taping Scandal, Arlen Specter, New England Patriots, Spygate, Video, Matt Walsh, Bill Belichick, George Vecsey, Videotape, Roger Goodell, Spying, Nfl, Scandal, HBO Real Sports, Nflpa, Deep Throat, Entertainment News

Full-blown congressional hearings looking into football teams spying on one another is not exactly the best use of taxpayer money. But hear me loud and clear: Spygate is not a victimless crime.

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Specter: Patriots' Spying Wider Than Admitted

New York Times | GREG BISHOP | Posted 05.14.2008 | Home

Read More: New England Patriots, Spygate, Arlen Specter, Bill Belichick, New England Patriots Taping Scandal, Home News

After meeting with a former New England Patriots employee who helped the team spy on opponents, Senator Arlen Specter on Wednesday described the team'...

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Senator Hardball?

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hardball, Chris Matthews, Arlen Specter, Senate, Pennsylvania, 2010, Politics News

Forget Pennsylvania's primary, let's think ahead to the Keystone State's 2010 senate race -- it could include Chris Matthews.

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Specter: Mukasey Is "Still Wearing His Robe"

Washington Post | Ben Pershing | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Attorney General Mukasey, Michael Mukasey, Politics News

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) today accused the Bush administration of being overly obstinate on a range of controversial issues, expressing particular f...

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Arlen Specter Cancer Returns: Hodgkin's Disease Discovered By Doctors

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cancer Arlen Specter, Arlen Specter Hodgkins Disease, Arlen Specter Cancer, Arlen Specter, Specter Hodgkin's Disease, Specter Cancer, Arlen Specter Hodgkin's Disease, Cancer Specter, Specter Hodgkins Disease, Video, Politics News

"Senator Arlen Specter today announced that he has been diagnosed with an early recurrence of Hodgkin's disease," the senator's office announced in a ...

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Arlen Specter: Bush Acted Like My Cancer Could Be Contagious

Huffington Post | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter and George Bush, Arlen Specter, Arlen Specter Bush Handshake, Arlen Specter Illness, Arlen Specter Never Give In, Video, Politics News

Arlen Specter's new book, "Never Give In: Battling Cancer in the Senate," chronicles the long-time Pennsylvania senator's struggle with an advanced ca...

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Specter: Congress Should Cut Short Break

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Specter Economy, Credit Crisis, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Recession, Recession Fears, Recession Watch, 2008 Recession, Economic Recession, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Congress should cut short its spring break to work on proposals this week that would tighten regulation of investment banks and hel...

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Your Government at Work: Saving us from the Perils of Spygate

John Ridley | Posted 02.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Giant Patriots, New England Patriots, Patriots Cheating, Arlen Specter Patriots, Giants Patriots Super Bowl, Politics News

Ending poverty and sheltering the homeless is hard. Grabbing headlines by going after star athletes... Easy peasy nice and cheesy.

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A Republican Who Can Win in PA

Michael Smerconish | Posted 02.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Primary, Ed Rendell, John McCain, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Politics, Politics News

Perhaps conservatives, united in their hatred for Hillary, decided the only way to deny her the White House was to overlook McCain's shortcomings and unite behind him because of his appeal to independents.

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Is It Time to Consider Impeaching the President?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Elizabeth Holtzman, Watergate, Paula Jones, Impeach Bush, National Defense Authorization Act, Bush Constitution, Politics News

It's time for Congress to grow a backbone and send the president a clear message: either step in line with the rule of law and heed the voice of "we the people" or face impeachment hearings.

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Congressional Odd Couple

William Fisher | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, CIPA, Ted Kennedy, State Secrets, Politics News

The Bush administration is arguably the most secretive in U.S. history, and the Kennedy-Specter legislation is no silver bullet. But it's a step in the right direction and deserves our support.

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Sen. Arlen Specter, In Pakistan, Tells MSNBC: I Learned Of Bhutto Death From CNN

TVNewser | Chris Ariens | Posted 12.27.2007 | Media

Read More: Benazir Bhutto Assassination, Msnbc, Arlen Specter, CNN Bhutto, Cnn, Benazir Bhutto, Arlen Specter MSNBC, Arlen Specter Pakistan, Senator Arlen Specter, Media News

In the NoonET hour of MSNBC's coverage of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto anchor Tamron Hall interviewed Sen. Arlen Specter, who is in Islamabad. ...

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Arlen Specter Single-Handedly Blocks Contempt Vote Against Rove, Bolten

Politico | John Bresnahan | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics

Read More: Contempt Charges Against Rove and Bolten, Josh Bolten, Arlen Specter, Arlen Specter Contempt Vote Leahy, Karl Rove, Patrick Leahy, Politics News

A Senate Judiciary Committee vote on contempt resolutions against Karl Rove and White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten were postponed following an obj...

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Specter Bothered By Mukasey's Answers On Waterboarding, But Will Vote For Him Anyway

AP | Hope Yen | Posted 11.04.2007 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate, Confirmation Hearings, Attorney General, Michael Mukasey, Politics News

The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he is bothered by Michael Mukasey's refusal to say whether waterboarding is torture b...

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Giuliani's Ties To Attorney General Pick To Be Raised In Confirmation Process

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 10.03.2007 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Attorney General, Presidential Race, Rudy Giuliani 2008, Michael Mukasey, Breaking Political News, Patrick Leahy, Politics News

President Bush's pick to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Michael Mukasey, has extensive ties to Rudy Giuliani -- from Judge Mukasey swearin...

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Jenna Jameson Gets VIP Treatment On Capitol Hill

Washington Post's The Sleuth Blog | Mary Ann Akers | Posted 09.21.2007 | Home

Read More: Arlen Specter, Jenna Jameson, Capitol Hill, Adult Films, Home News

Guess who got a V.I.P. tour of the Capitol Thursday? Porn star - no, make that former porn star - and big Hillary Clinton fan Jenna Jameson. Jameson...

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Hold On, Larry!

Frank Dwyer | Posted 09.05.2007 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Republicans, Larry Craig, Defense, Ridhard Kelly, Foley, Voltaire, Vitter, Resignation, Politics News

You have always been a most reliable water-carrier in your party's unjust causes: carry your own water, for once, in your own just cause.

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