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realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com - 10/28/2009
PA Sen Poll: Specter's Slide Continues
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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...
tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/23/2009
Specter: 'We Have 60 Votes Without Sen. Snowe'
— tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com — Appearing on MSNBC tonight, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) asserted that the Democrats have the votes to break... an expected Republican filibuster on health care -- with or without Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME). "We have 60 votes without Sen. Snowe, so...  ... (more) Specter: 'We Have 60 Votes Without Sen. Snowe'

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thehill.com - 10/28/2009
Specter's numbers continue to nosedive
— thehill.com — 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 ... (more) Specter's numbers continue to nosedive

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legaltimes.typepad.com - 24 days ago
Note to Justices: Specter Saw You on TV
— legaltimes.typepad.com — 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... (more) Note to Justices: Specter Saw You on TV

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Hurtling Toward 2012, 10/29
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... against Republican Chris Christie 43-38; a Franklin & Marshall College poll shows Sen. Arlen Specter (D) sliding with a 28 percent approval rating but still ahead of his challengers; and another Connecticut Republican--former Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley--is ...

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