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Specter: Big troop request would meet "cold" reception in Congress

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:04 +0000

Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter said Thursday he would not support any troop increase to Afghanistan and predicted a troop increase announcement would meet a cold reception on Capitol Hill. "We ought not to add troops to Afghanistan, I even question staying there, unless it is ...

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Specter Opposes Adding Troops in Afghanistan « The Washington Independent

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:14:02 +0000

On a blogger conference call this afternoon, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) announced he can’t support a potential addition of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. “We ought not to add troops in Afghanistan,” Specter said, adding that he questioned “even staying” in Afghanistan unless the administration ...

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:40:51 +0000

U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter made headlines earlier this year when he announced that he was switching the “R” after his name to a “D,” and he was again in the headlines late last month when he declared that he had also shifted his position on an LGBT issue that has beleaguered the community for more ...

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Specter predicts successful (initial) cloture vote

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:05:12 +0000

Democrats will get the 60 votes needed to start debate on healthcare reform, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) predicted today. "Getting 60 votes is never easy, but I believe we'll get to 60 votes," he told MSNBC. "I think we'll get it started." Specter suggested some wavering Democrats would vote for ...

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Tracey Specter steps down from Republican Committee of Lower Merion & Narberth…

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:31 +0000

Tracey Specter steps down from Republican Committee of Lower Merion & Narberth…

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Specter: Healthcare not 'dead on arrival' in Senate

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:16:46 +0000

Healthcare reform is by no means "dead on arrival" in the U.S. Senate, despite some lawmakers' insistence otherwise, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) stressed on Thursday. Although Senate Democrats have yet to finalize their bill -- and it remains unclear when Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) ...

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Yeakel endorses Sestak

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:48:05 +0000

send to a friend | print | comment Yeakel endorses Sestak Yeakel endorses Sestak The Democratic Party’s candidate against Arlen Specter from 1992 endorsed his latest opponent Thursday, saying that Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) has the “character and integrity to represent our party and our ...

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Been There, Endorsing Joe: Yeakel Sides With Sestak Over Specter

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:20:48 +0000

The Democrat narrowly defeated by Arlen Specter in the 1992 Senate race is still against him despite the party switch. Lynn Yeakel is scheduled to endorse Sestak Nov. 12 in Philadelphia. A little-known businesswoman at the time, Yeakel challenged Specter...

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Kenneth Evans, Specter aide dies…

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:19:08 +0000

Kenneth Evans, Specter aide dies…

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