2011-01-03T19:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/blog/300092 tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-03:/commentary/10327521 2011-01-03T19:00:00Z City of Philadelphia's News & Alerts Philadelphia, January 3, 2010- Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Senator Arlen Specter, Congressman Robert Brady and Liberty Property Trust hosted a groundbreaking for the first two of three planned flexible-use buildings that will be developed ...<br /><br /><a href="http://cityofphiladelphia.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/mayor-nutter-senator-specter-congressman-brady-liberty-property-trust-host-groundbreaking-at-navy-yard/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-03:/commentary/10327520 2011-01-03T19:00:00Z South Capitol Street Pat Toomey, a Tea party darling who beat Congressman Joe Sestak to take Senator Arlen Specter&#39;s longtime Senate seat, seems to be getting that message. His conservative bona fides aside, he has spoken out for bipartisanship since his ...<br /><br /><a href="http://southcapitolstreet.com/2011/01/04/memo-to-tea-party-faithful-welcome-to-washington-the-real-world-y%E2%80%99all/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-03:/commentary/10327519 2011-01-03T19:00:00Z PhillyNow Senator Arlen Specter won&#39;t shut up. And now we&#39;re pretty sure this was about the right time for him to move on with his life, lest he end up in a state of Robert Byrd 2007/2008 or Strom Thurmond circa, well, always. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/phillynow/2011/01/04/daily-grinder-officials-environment-going-out-with-a-bang/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=daily-grinder-officials-environment-going-out-with-a-bang">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-03:/commentary/10327518 2011-01-03T19:00:00Z That's My Opinion It wasn&#39;t a sure bet for Democrats; despite victories in 2008, the party&#39;s hopes for that majority depended on the defection of formerly Republican Sen. Arlen Specter and the outcome of a contested race in Minnesota. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://opinionsbybob.blogspot.com/2011/01/townhall-obamacare-mess-dem-legacy.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10327517 2011-01-02T19:00:00Z Accomack County Democrats Bonus Quote of the Day. “When I&#39;m asked about legacy, I say it&#39;s too early to talk about legacy.” – Outgoing Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), quoted by the AP while noting that he is 80 years old. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://accomackdems.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/politivcal-wires-headlines-14/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10327516 2011-01-02T19:00:00Z Tampa 2012 GOP Senator Arlen Specter does what liberals always do when they talk too much; they prove that they don&#39;t have a shred of a clue. By now Mr. Specter&#39;s little tussle with Rep. Michele Bachmann has been the topic of much scorn. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://tampa2012gop.com/prosperity-floweth-not-from-bills-and-washington/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10319037 2011-01-02T19:00:00Z White Civil Rights Anyone who gets in front of the Tea Party steamroller is likely to get flattened in his next election just ask Senator Bob Bennet or Senator Arlen Specter. Of course, the usual corrupting influences will try to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.whitecivilrights.com/?p=4808">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10319035 2011-01-02T19:00:00Z South Capitol Street Outgoing Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), quoted by the AP while noting that he is 80 years old. Taegan Goddard&#39;s Political Wire. This was written by admin. Posted on Monday, January 3, 2011, at 2:01 pm . Filed under The Capitol. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://southcapitolstreet.com/2011/01/03/bonus-quote-of-the-day-91/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10319034 2011-01-02T19:00:00Z SUNLIT UPLANDS He told Arlen Specter he would be supporting Pat Toomey. That conversation is widely pinpointed as the moment Specter decided to leave the GOP. Specter would go on to lose the 2010 Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania and Toomey, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sunlituplands.org/2011/01/human-events-names-senator-demint.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10319033 2011-01-02T19:00:00Z GovExec.com Top News a job in the administration to prevent him from challenging Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic Senate primary. Sestak refused the offer and defeated Specter in the primary, before losing the general election to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0111/010311nj1.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10319032 2011-01-02T19:00:00Z Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Bonus Quote of the Day. &quot;When I&#39;m asked about legacy, I say it&#39;s too early to talk about legacy.&quot; -- Outgoing Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), quoted by the AP while noting that he is 80 years old. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/01/03/bonus_quote_of_the_day.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10319031 2011-01-02T19:00:00Z Toledo Newspaper As Arlen Specter leaves the Senate after 30 years of roll calls, debates, dealmaking and votes, the one-time corruption-busting Philadelphia prosecutor and. ... In the 2010 Democratic primary, he found himself denying a charge by his former fellow Republi<br /><br /><a href="http://www.toledofreepress.com/2011/01/03/specter-a-democrat-and-in-between-a-republican/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10319030 2011-01-02T19:00:00Z Hot News Sen. Specter: A Democrat, and then, in between, a Republican. WASHINGTON — As Arlen Specter leaves the Senate after 30 years of roll calls, debates, dealmaking and votes, the one-time corruption-busting Philadelphia prosecutor and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://hotnewsreview.com/sen-specter-a-democrat-and-then-in-between-a-republican">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10319029 2011-01-02T19:00:00Z News from nhregister.com Outgoing senator proud of his zig-zagging political history. Published: Monday, January 03, 2011. Tweet &middot; 4. Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Arlen Specter leaves the Senate after 30 years, the one-time corruption-busting ...<br /><br /><a href="http://nhregister.com/articles/2011/01/03/news/doc4d21048c7dbd3376862030.txt">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10319027 2011-01-02T19:00:00Z CBS Philly - News, Sports, Weather, Traffic... Senator Arlen Specter&#39;s closing remarks on the Senate floor brought a round of applause from his colleagues. ... Related Tags. Oren Liebermann &middot; Senator Arlen Specter. Video News. Hot CBS Philly Photos ...<br /><br /><a href="http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/01/03/sen-specter-ends-30-year-career-in-u-s-senate/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/10316060 2011-01-02T19:00:00Z The Lu Lac Political Letter PHOTO INDEX: SENATOR ARLEN SPECTER, THE BLOG EDITOR AND SENATOR SPECTER AT WVIA TV. THE SPECTER ERA I should call this article “Arlen and Me” but then I&#39;d be accused of injecting myself into everything I write. Oh wait, I do. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://lulacpoliticaletter.blogspot.com/2011/01/lulac-edition-1424-jan-3rd-2010.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-01:/commentary/10319036 2011-01-01T19:00:00Z Politics on HuffingtonPost.com WASHINGTON — As Arlen Specter leaves the Senate after 30 years, the one-time corruption-busting Philadelphia prosecutor and architect of the &quot;single-bullet theory&quot; of the John F. Kennedy assassination says he wouldn&#39;t change a thing ...<br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Politics/~3/5-fslPka6v8/arlen-specter-senate-tenu_n_803373.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-01:/commentary/10319028 2011-01-01T19:00:00Z Examiner RSS 5, 1980 file photo, Arlen Specter raises his hand and shouts to his supporters at his election headquarters in Philadelphia. Specter defeated Democrat Pete Flaherty in the contest for U.S., Senate seat. ... He is Pennsylvania&#39;s longest- serving U.S. se<br /><br /><a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/2011/01/specter-democrat-and-between-republican-0">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-01:/commentary/10316062 2011-01-01T19:00:00Z Pennsylvania ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama got an assist from then-Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania in Febraury 2009 when he provided a key vote for th...<br /><br /><a href="http://pennsylvaniasweb.com/Pennsylvania_Blog/2011/01/specter-leaves-senate-without-any-regrets/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-01-01:/commentary/10312589 2011-01-01T19:00:00Z iOwnTheWorld.com revealed the White House had dangled a job to dissuade him from running against Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) in November&#39;s midterms. Sestak won the primary contest, but lost the larger election to Republican Pat Toomey. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=51992">Go to article</a>