washingtonindependent.com - 10/23/2009
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Earlier this year when Arlen Specter was still a Republican, the Pennsylvania senator was among the harshest critics of Dawn Johnsen, the Indiana University law professor who is President Obama’s pick to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel. The OLC is the office that housed ...
thinkprogress.org - 10/18/2009
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Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), who until late April
of this year was a lifelong Republican , castigated...
his former party this morning on Fox News. Specter ripped the GOP for refusing to be a good-faith negotiator in the health care debate: On the ...
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Specter rips GOP: ‘A Party of obstructionism.’
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/27/2009
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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 Calls for Repeal of Marriage Act
tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/23/2009
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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... ...
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Specter: 'We Have 60 Votes Without Sen. Snowe'
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... about the trigger idea would be an understatement. * House Speaker Pelosi still doesn't have quite as many votes for her robust reform plan as she'd like . But when it comes to negotiations with the Senate and White House Pelosi does, however, have a strategy in mind . * John McCain, by his own admission, doesn't understand much about the Internet or computers. But apparently he knows enough to try and block net neutrality . * I'd love to see Arlen Specter reverse course on Dawn Johnsen's nomination. * The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold ...
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openleft.com 10/27/2009 — Five weeks ago, Arlen Specter wrote a letter to a Pennsylvania resident saying that DOMA was the awesome:
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I have "shocked" OLC nominee Dawn Johnsen
corner.nationalreview.com 2/26/2009 — Indiana law professor Dawn Johnsen, President Obama's nominee to head the Justice Department's all-important Office of Legal Counsel, had her senate confirmation hearing yesterday. During questioning by Sen. Arlen Specter, the professor professed to ...
Specter Urges Dem Unity on Cloture; Reid: Thanks for Doing My Job
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In a conference call with political bloggers, Senator Arlen Specter (Still-Fresh D-PA) reported that in a recent gathering of the Senate Democratic caucus, he suggested his colleagues pledge to stick with the ...
Toomey Edges Specter in Pennsylvania
politicalwire.com 10/1/2009 — A new Quinnipiac poll in Pennsylvania finds Pat Toomey (R) inching ahead of Sen. Arlen Specter (D), 43% to 42%.
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Arlen Specter At HuffPo: Then And Now On Public Option
riehlworldview.com 10/8/2009 — Funny that Arlen Specter would come out for a robust public health care insurance option on the very same site that once headlined his opposition to that very thing as recently as May.
Specter Won't Back Public Health Care Or Employee Free Choice ...
But He's OUR Pathetic Figure of a Man!
whiskeyfire.typepad.com 10/11/2009 — Noted lunatic imbecile Dan Riehl says something stupid -- no surprise there -- though only after actually getting something right, hard as that may be to believe.
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Specter Still Unsure On Johnsen Filibuster
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 4/23/2009 — Regular readers know we've been following the nomination of Dawn Johnsen pretty closely. Johnsen is President Obama's choice to head the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel and her appointment has sent the right into conniptions for a number of reasons, ...
FEC allows Club to go after Specter donors
thehill.com 8/27/2009 — Donors upset with Sen. Arlen Specter's (D-Pa.) decision to bolt the Republican Party earlier this year will have the opportunity to get their money back, thanks to a Federal Election Commission decision issued Thursday. The decision will allow the ...
New bill on "too big to fail" fix seen Monday —
Reuters: Politics 10/23/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration plans to send Congress on Monday new draft legislation that would give the government authority to dismantle large financial companies that get into crises, U.S. Representative Barney Frank said on Friday.
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