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Specter remembered as centrist, 'the ultimate politician'
waynesboro@herald-mail.comFormer U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who died Sunday, could be a polarizing figure, but he spoke to the point and often elicited laughs with his quips. Specter represented Pennsylvania in the Senate for three decades. He lost a re-election bid after switching...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Politics, Washington, DC, Elections, U.S. Senate
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Arlen Specter, longtime GOP Senate moderate, dies
Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, the outspoken Pennsylvania centrist whose switch from Republican to Democrat ended a 30-year career in which he played a pivotal role in several Supreme Court nominations, died Sunday. He was 82. Specter, who announced...
Tags: Hodgkins Disease, Brain, Politics, U.S. Senate, Heart Surgery
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Colleagues mourn Arlen Specter's passing
ReporterFormer United States Senator Arlen Specter passed away Sunday. His son announced the 82-year-old passed away at his home in Philadelphia from complications of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. "He was Pennsylvania's longest serving senator and he really...Tags: Hodgkins Disease, Politics, Democratic Party, Heart Surgery, Cancer
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Friends from Arlen Specter's Kansas hometown reflect on his life
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsVelma Beeman says she got the call while in church. "It was expected, because I had been forewarned by one of his friends that he was having a bad time," Beeman says. Former U.S. Arlen Spector was her classmate and high school friend. He died Sunday at...Tags: Politics, Elections, Bob Dole
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Former Sen. Arlen Specter Dies After Long Battle With Cancer
CNNPHILADELPHIA -- Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who embodied a vanishing breed of liberal Republicanism before switching to the Democratic Party at the twilight of his political career, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, his family announced....Tags: Government, G. Terry Madonna, Tea Party Movement, Politics, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Governor Corbett Orders PA Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Arlen Specter
Governor Tom Corbett today ordered Pennsylvania flags at the Capitol Complex and all commonwealth facilities to fly at half-staff in honor of former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who died Sunday. Specter, 82, of Philadelphia, represented Pennsylvania in...
Tags: Government, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Politics, Executive Branch, Tom Corbett
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Lawmakers React to the Passing of Former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter
Staff reporterFormer U.S Senator Arlen Specter passed away Sunday at the age of 82. Many of the words used to describe specter at the State Capitol Monday include tenacious, capable, and a political machine. Former Senator Arlen Specter spent most of his adult life...Tags: Mike Vereb
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Hundreds, including VP Joe Biden, expected to attend Specter funeral
Staff reporterA Pennsylvania icon will be laid to rest today. Arlen Specter died Sunday after a long bout with cancer. The five-term United States Senator played a major role in some of the country's most intriguing moments. Just the name Arlen Specter draws different...Tags: Government, Politics, John F. Kennedy, Joe Biden, Tom Corbett
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Todd Akin's mind stuck in pre-enlightened era
"Ladylike?" It is a telling choice of word. Hearing it used unironically, as would-be Missouri senator Todd Akin did last week, one almost feels as if Amelia Earhart never flew a plane and Sally Ride never rode a space shuttle. As if Madame C.J. Walker...
Tags: Politics, Sally Ride, Harry Reid, Claire McCaskill, Oprah Winfrey
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Updated: Specter battling cancer
Call Washington BureauArlen Specter, the storied Pennsylvania politician who was a state institution for decades before switching political parties and losing in a Democratic primary two years ago, is hospitalized with a very serious illness. Specter, who survived a brain...Tags: Hodgkins Disease, Politics, Elections, Democratic Party, Tampa
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Smith's unveils first major hit on Casey
Call Washington BureauTo a congressional novice, it's a shocking statistic: Bob Casey has sponsored hundreds of bills and zero, zip, nada have become law. That's the centerpiece of Republican candidate Tom Smith's first concentrated attack on Casey. The campaign has launched...Tags: Lyme Disease, Politics, Trade Dispute, Elections, U.S. Senate
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Mail Call - May 31
“To the Hagerstown caller asking service workers if the obnoxious and aggressive people last Friday are becoming the norm: I work in the restaurant, and notice similar patterns. However, it’s not every Friday, it’s once a month, during...Tags: Local Government, Politics, Barbara Lee, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Republican Party
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