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thehill.com - 30 days ago
Specter's numbers continue to nosedive
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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 ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/27/2009
Specter Calls for Repeal of Marriage Act
— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — 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. (more) Specter Calls for Repeal of Marriage Act

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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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Johnsen Opposition Mum on Possible Filibuster « The Washington Independent
washingtonindependent.com - 10/26/2009
Johnsen Opposition Mum on Possible Filibuster « The Washington Independent
— washingtonindependent.com — When the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on the nomination of Dawn Johnsen to head the Justice... Department’s Office of Legal Counsel in February, one of her harshest questioners was Sen. Arlen Specter, then a Republican from Pennsylvania ... (more) Johnsen Opposition Mum on Possible Filibuster «  ...

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Political Animal — ... . * And Sen. Arlen Specter's standing in Pennsylvania continues to fall in advance of his re-election bid next year. A new Franklin and Marshall poll shows him leading Rep. Joe Sestak in a Democratic primary by 12, down from a 26-point lead in August. The poll put Specter's overall approval rating at just 29%.— ...

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