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• Arlen Specter wins a cookie for this point on bipartisanship

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 457
  Obviously playing politics As you might have noticed, we’ve been hard on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell over the last couple of months because of his seemingly obvious attempts to stonewall progress on health care, not offer any real solutions, and really just try to kill Obama dead in in the water. Which ...
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• Patrick Murphy, Arlen Specter, and Robert Casey–Take Note

  
  Thomas Jefferson Club Blog — Authority: 136
  Hey, PA Senators Specter and Casey and Congressman Patrick Murphy, here’s something to consider.  Rasmussen has done polling on Ben Nelson, the Nebraska Democratic Senator who infamously sold his Health Care vote for a sweetheart deal for his state.  (Nelson got the other forty-nine states to pick up most of ...
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• The Newest Republican

  
  Perfect Argument — Authority: 151
  Just before Christmas, Parker Griffith, Congressman from the 5th district in Alabama, jumped from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. He was a freshman democrat who rarely voted with his own party.
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• Calling Shenanigans on the Christmas Terror Plot Narrative

  
  The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy — Authority: 629
  Perhaps Im just used to looking for such things, but the narrative being crafted regarding Christmas plot to blow up an airplane is highly suspect . My first feelings of uneasiness came after it was reported that the Nigerian man who tried to blow up a plane on Christmas Day was tied to Yemen. Pretty fucking ...
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• Arlen Specter: GOP Maybe Not Really Be So into Idea of Bipartisanship After All

  
  Indecision Forever — Authority: 523
  Do you know who I feel bad for these days? The GOP. Try as they might, they just cant get any little tiny amount of bipartisanship out of the current White House… During his appearance yesterday on Fox News Sunday, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) appeared to give out some inside dirt from his days as a Republican — ...
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• Video- Specter: Republicans Plotted Early To Stop Bipartisanship, Beat Obama In 2012

  
  The Political Carnival — Authority: 660
  
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• Please Let Us Not Be Talking About Preemptive Action In Yemen [Shut Up Lieberman]

  
  GossipFeast — Authority: 166
  If you had told us on Thursday that Yemen was a dangerous Al Qaeda stronghold we would have been like, "Who or what is a Yemen?" Now weve got Lieberman painting cross-hairs on the place. Here we go again! read more
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• Every Democrat Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signer Has Broken His Pledge Now

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Last night’s cloture vote on the Obama-Reid Big Government Healthcare Bill brought an end to any discussion of fiscal conservative or “moderate” Democrats. Two so-called moderate Democrats Ben Nelson and Arlen Specter betrayed taxpayers by violating their Taxpayer Protection Pledges and voting along with 58 other ...
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• How much more qualified should an appointee be?

  
  Where's the Outrage? — Authority: 435
  When Dawn Johnsen was nominated to head the Office of Legal Counsel , there was much rejoicing by progressives. Glenn Greenwald wrote a GREAT post on her and her qualifications. That was back in January. Now, like were reliving a bad episode of the West Wing, Dawn Johnsen has become a political football. She’s ...
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• My 2009 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

  
  ChrisWeigant.com — Authority: 425
  Welcome once again to our year-end wrapup and awards ceremony. Honesty dictates that I immediately genuflect to The McLaughlin Group , from whom I have stolen all these award categories. We will begin this week with Part 1 of these annual awards, and then next Friday on New Years Day, we will present Part 2 , ...
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• Specter looks to revive 9/11 suits against Saudis

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 521
  http://www.philly.com/philly/business/80045552.html Posted on Thu, Dec. 24, 2009 Specter looks to revive 9/11 suits against Saudis By Chris Mondics Inquirer Staff Writer In a sign that the bitter litigation between victims of the 9/11 attacks and the government of Saudi Arabia is far from over, Sen. Arlen ...
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• The following is a list of Democrat Senators up for re-election in 2010 as obtained from Wikipedia.

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 158
  Please note the names. The rest will also have their turn; but these are on the chopping block first. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas Barbara Boxer of California Michael Bennet of Colorado Christopher Dodd of Connecticut Daniel Inouye of Hawaii Evan Bayh of Indiana Barbara Mikulski of Maryland Harry Reid of Nevada ...
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• Campaign contributions didn’t affect the vote that much, it seems

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 457
  $ 9.27 million the amount Republican John McCain has gotten from the health care industry; Orrin Hatch and Mitch McConnell were also well-compensated $ 8.34 million the amount Democrat John Kerry got; Max Baucus (the bills biggest influencer) and Arlen Specter also got slightly bigger paydays than Hatch & ...
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• The Final Countdown: Senate Health Care Bill Passes, 60-39

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 747
  They’re nothing if not prompt. Voting has begun on HR 3590, the Senate’s health care bill. It only needs 50 votes to pass; the only suspense is whether or not it will receive all 60 Democratic votes. C-SPAN is using the special running tally it reserves for important votes. That’s it. Arlen Specter, the ...
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• Kill the bill, Pennsylvania edition

  
  Corrente — Authority: 640
  If, and only if, you live in Pennsylvania, please contact Arlen Specter and Joe Sestak (who appears to be as thick as thieves with HCANt ) and ask them to be sure there is no language in the federal bill that would prohibit state based single payer systems such as the one being considered in Pennsylvania .
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• Bet You Will Not Hear Much About Rep Griffith

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 165
  Rep. Parker Griffith (D) is not going to get much media play for his actions. So I think. Why? Because he is switching parties and unlike when Senator Snarlin’ Benedict Arlen Specter (who had always been a liberal wacko and Democrat masquerading as a Republican) his switch does not help with the standard liberal ...
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• Primary foe has yuletide jeer for Pa. Sen. Specter

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 165
  Not even warm holiday wishes can soothe Pennsylvanias brutal Democratic primary fight between incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter and Rep. Joe Sestak. Mr. Sestak, who has relentlessly pummeled Mr. Specter for not being a "real Democrat," couldnt resist taking one more swing at his opponent in a holiday e-mail sent out to ...
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• Video: “Hardball”: Charlie Cook, Ron Brownstein on 2010 races

  
  Mofo Politics | Hoping Obama Fails — Authority: 499
  Hardball December 22.
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• Senate health battle leaves institution bruised and battered

  
  Real Health Reform — Authority: 115
  Well, the Senate has not seen this much rancor since the 1850’s – and we know where that all ended up.  The reality is not that 100 members of the senate do not agree on the need for health insurance reform or health reform in general, but that that there are polar opposite views of how this should be ...
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• Parker Griffith goes from Democrat to GOP, and the world yawns

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 457
  I have become increasingly concerned that the bills and policies pushed by the current Democratic leadership are not good for north Alabama or our nation. More importantly, they do not represent my values and convictions. Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith • On his decision to switch parties in the wake of the health ...
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