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Published 2/11/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) – One of the three moderate Republican senators who voted in favor of the stimulus package says he's aware of the political danger he's putting himself in. "I understand the peril, but I didn't run for the United States Senate to further my own political interests," Sen. Arlen Specter said on CNN's American Morning. [...] (link)

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