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Real Change vs Cheap Change -- GOP Political Pocket Change
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... and Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.), the panel's ranking Republican, wrote in an opinion piece last month. "Great damage has been done to the credibility and effectiveness of the Justice Department." (snip)"It would not be beneficial to spend a lot of time calling people up to Congress or in front of grand juries," Litt said. "It would really spend a lot of the bipartisan capital Obama managed to build up." ...
Who needs accountability
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... and Sen. Arlen Specter
(Pa.), the panel's ranking Republican, wrote in an opinion piece last
month. "Great damage has been done to the credibility and effectiveness
of the Justice Department." ...
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Going After Arlen
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Specter is in Trouble
redstate.com 2/12/2009 — To be sure, if Arlen Specter were to win the GOP nomination in Pennsylvania in 2010, I’d support him. He’s still far better than the Democrat alternative and is not a Lincoln Chafee. But, I still like reading this news.
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Specter Vote For Stimulus Hurts Him Back Home
rasmussenreports.com 2/13/2009 — Senator Arlen Specter is one of only three Republicans to support the economic stimulus bill in Congress, and the latest Rasmussen Reports survey in Pennsylvania shows that his position is costing him support back home. Just 31% of Keystone State ...
Specter’s Dilemma
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 3/3/2009 —
Pat Toomey nearly beat Arlen Specter in a 2004 primary. Earlier this year, he ruled out another primary challenge to Pennsylvania’s senior senator, but more recently he’s been ruling it back in . This sets up an interesting dilemma ...
Specter to let Specter be Specter
powerlineblog.com 4/29/2009 — Arlen Specter, having concluded that he likely will not win the Republican primary next year, will switch to the Democratic party. As he explained:
It has become clear to me that the stimulus vote caused a schism which makes our differences ...
It Appears Arlen Specter Doesn't Want to Get Reelected
dailykos.com 3/25/2009 — Arlen Specter has announced that he will not vote for cloture on the Employee Free Choice Act , after co-sponsoring the bill in 2003, and voting for cloture in 2007. "The problems of a recession make this a particularly bad time to enact Employee's ...
Was it worth it for Specter?
washingtonmonthly.com 3/25/2009 — WAS IT WORTH IT FOR SPECTER?..... It's pretty obvious that Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) flipped on the Employee Free Choice Act because he wants to win his Republican primary next year. If continued to support EFCA, as he did in...
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ALASKA: “Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake 40-year incumbent Ted Stevens for the lead in Alaska's U.S. Senate race,” the Anchorage Daily News writes. “Begich, who was losing after election night, now leads Stevens by 814 ...
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