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Note to Justices: Specter Saw You on TV

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) has been a longtime advocate of televising sessions of the U.S. Supreme Court, a quest that has repeatedly fallen on deaf ears across First Street NE. But Specter noted today that the justices haven't exactly been...

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Scuzzy Flavor Endorses Democratic Opponent

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:20:00 +0000

After dropping out of the NY-23 race on Saturday, Dede Scozzafava endorsed her Democratic and not her Conservative Party opponent who has the backing of Republicans following her departure. Kind of proves what everyone has been saying all along doesn't it? That she is a RINO (supported card ...

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Inhofe Shows Up To Climate Hearing, Refuses To Discuss GOP Position, Walks Out

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:30:53 +0000

Just like the day before, only one Republican showed up for the Senate's climate change hearing Wednesday morning -- but not to debate. Republicans are boycotting the Environment and Public Works Committee hearings, blocking action by exploiting a committee rule that at least two members of ...

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Specter & Casey negotiate coal industry protections into draft of climate change legislation…

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:57:15 +0000

Specter & Casey negotiate coal industry protections into draft of climate change legislation…

grassrootspa posted 13 days ago from GrassrootsPA.com

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Primary challenges

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:07:59 +0000

My hunch is that this isn't an entirely good-faith reading of my post on primary challenges, but to be clear: It can be the case that party activists were right to challenge Joe Lieberman and Arlen Specter and that those primary challenges pushed Lieberman and Specter further away from their ...

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Klein on How Lieberman Went Bad: It’s All Jane’s Fault

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:25:02 +0000

Ezra Klein thinks that the reason Joe Lieberman is an unprincipled opportunist is not because he was always an unprincipled opportunist and Democrats in Connecticut wanted to replace him. No, it’s because those foolish liberals made him go bad : Look at the Senate right now: If ...

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PA Sen Poll: Specter's Slide Continues

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:46:56 +0000

It has not been a good year for Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), whose numbers take a real hit in the latest Franklin & Marshall College poll (529 RVs, 10/20-25, +/- 4.3 percent). His favorable...

The Atlantic Politics Channel found this 11 days ago on realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com

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Revised Senate shield law could apply to freelancers, bloggers

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:37:39 +0000

The latest version of a Senate bill that would shield reporters from revealing their sources extends legal protections to freelance authors and bloggers, the bill's sponsors hinted Friday. That landmark change -- and a series of additional tweaks -- has earned Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and ...

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How to lose by winning

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:33:12 +0000

I'm not terribly interested in the outcomes of today's elections. I imagine McConnell will beat Deeds. Corzine might edge out Christie. But the story of a disliked governor who managed to hold onto his seat by mocking his opponent's waistline isn't exactly a feel-good. And NY-23 isn't really a ...

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Specter’s ‘Free Flow of Information Act’ shield law could apply to freelancers, bloggers…

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:37:39 +0000

Specter’s ‘Free Flow of Information Act’ shield law could apply to freelancers, bloggers…

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Specter Calls for Repeal of Marriage Act

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:51:00 +0000

The Pennsylvania senator, who faces a Democratic primary challenge, announces newfound opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act which recognizes unions only between men and women.

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Specter: I Will Support Reconciliation On HCR As A Last Resort

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:40:19 +0000

I was on a call with Senator Arlen Specter today and I asked him if the Senate did not invoke cloture for a health care reform bill with a public option, would he support the use of reconciliation for passage of budget germane items while leaving non-budget germane items for passage through ...

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Twitter / Sen. Arlen Specter: Just as we were finally ab ...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:56:43 +0000

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Specter's numbers continue to nosedive

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:01 +0000

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) continues to see his poll numbers decline, with just 23 percent of voters in a new poll saying he deserves reelection. Specter has also seen his edge over Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) decline significantly, from 26 points in August to 12 points now, according to the ...

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Ships That Pass in the Night

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

I guess Lieberman is going to run for reelection as a Republican. Even if he backs down on the cloture vote, he's basically burned his bridges. What's weird is how closely Arlen Specter's recent moves to left parallel Lieberman's to the right. They're almost like ships passing in the night, and ...

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Specter & Casey make World Series wager with Schumer & Gillibrand…

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:49:13 +0000

Specter & Casey make World Series wager with Schumer & Gillibrand…

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Give them all Primaries

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:11:00 +0000

Five weeks ago, Arlen Specter wrote a letter to a Pennsylvania resident saying that DOMA was the awesome: Dear Mr. Hedo: Thank you for contacting my office regarding a proposal to amend the Constitution for the purpose of defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. I appreciate ...

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New F&M Poll: Specter 30% Sestak 18%, Specter 33% Toomey 31%, Toomey 28% Sestak 20%…

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:12:58 +0000

New F&M Poll: Specter 30% Sestak 18%… Specter 33% Toomey 31%… Toomey 28% Sestak 20%…

grassrootspa posted 11 days ago from GrassrootsPA.com

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Specter denies he’s flip-flopping on major issues…

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:11:14 +0000

Specter denies he’s flip-flopping on major issues…

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What NY-23 Can Tell Us

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

It's odd that more people are talking about a special election to the House of Representatives in upstate New York than are talking about the governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia. I guess it is because the special election has become symbolic of the larger battle going on between ...

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