Open Congress : News Articles for Arlen Specter2011-01-03T19:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/300092Specter's Final Shotstag:opencongress.org,2011-01-03:/commentary/103275222011-01-03T19:00:00ZPhilly.com
...what's likely his last public appearance in Philadelphia after representing Pennsylvaniansin Washingtonfor30 years,Sen. Arlen Specter took some final shots at Republicans in Congress. Specter, along with Congressman Bob Brady and Mayor Michael Nutter, w<br /><br /><a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-on-the-road/Specter_Final_shots.html">Go to article</a> Obama Foe Darrell Issa Sets House Oversight Agenda, Targets WikiLeakstag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/103190382011-01-02T19:00:00ZPolitics Daily
...Sestak revealed last February that the White House had offered an administration job to dissuade him from running against Sen. Arlen Specter in the midterm election, Issa's office issued a statement calling the matter "Obama's Watergate." (Sestak would <br /><br /><a href="http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/01/03/obama-foe-darrell-issa-sets-house-oversight-agenda-targets-wiki/">Go to article</a> Incoming House Oversight chair pledges hard line on wastetag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/103160692011-01-02T19:00:00ZGovExec.com
...administration for offering then-Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) 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 gen<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0111/010311nj1.htm?rss=getoday&oref=rss">Go to article</a> Republicans Vow to Attack Spendingtag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/103160682011-01-02T19:00:00ZMy Fox Boston
...in reference to Social Security. Toomey was one of the Tea Party movement's early stars, effectively forcing incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter out of the Republican Party during the GOP primary race. After Toomey cruised to victory in the primary and Rep. Jo<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpps/news/tea-party-republicans-vow-to-attack-deficit-spending-dpgonc-20110103-fc_11283834">Go to article</a> Sen. Specter defied labelstag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/103160672011-01-02T19:00:00ZTampa Bay Online
...- As Arlen Specter leaves the Senate after 30 years, the one-time corruption-busting Philadelphia prosecutor and architect of the "single-bullet theory" of the John F. Kennedy assassination says he wouldn't change a thing about his zig-zag-zig political<br /><br /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tbo/nationworld/~3/qRXGTNFbMsU/">Go to article</a> Too soon for legacy? A look at Sen. Arlen Specter's long careertag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/103160662011-01-02T19:00:00ZIn-york
...As Arlen Specter leaves the Senate after 30 years of roll calls, debates, dealmaking and votes, the one-time corruption-busting Philadelphia prosecutor and "single-bullet theory" architect of the John F. Kennedy assassination says he wouldn't change a t<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ydr.com/news/ci_16993423?source=rss">Go to article</a> Reminiscing with Sen. Arlen Spectertag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/103160652011-01-02T19:00:00ZPocono Record
...thought was the stimulus vote had cost me my seat and that of the 10,000 votes that I've cast in the United States Senate, the most important vote I cast was the stimulus and I cast that vote knowing the political perils. At that point in time, I had cl<br /><br /><a href="http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110103/NEWS/101030323/-1/rss01">Go to article</a> The career of Sen. Arlen Spectertag:opencongress.org,2011-01-02:/commentary/103160642011-01-02T19:00:00ZPocono Record
...events in the timeline of outgoing Sen. Arlen Specter's career in politics: 1959: Is hired as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia. 1964: Serves on the Warren Commission, which concludes that a single bullet from a lone assassin killed Preside<br /><br /><a href="http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110103/NEWS/101030324/-1/rss01">Go to article</a> Tea Party Republicans Vow to Attack Deficit Spending 'Once and for All' in Next Sessiontag:opencongress.org,2011-01-01:/commentary/103125932011-01-01T19:00:00ZFOX News
...in reference to Social Security. Toomey was one of the Tea Party movement's early stars, effectively forcing incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter out of the Republican Party during the GOP primary race. After Toomey cruised to victory in the primary and Rep. Jo<br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/VVpeAKwp-0I/">Go to article</a> Excerpts from Dec. 23 interview with Sen. Spectertag:opencongress.org,2011-01-01:/commentary/103125922011-01-01T19:00:00ZPhillyBurbs.com
...30 years in the U.S. Senate, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania is leaving office. In an interview with reporters in his office just before Christmas, he reflected on his career as a lawmaker and public official that has spanned the Warren Commission to Pres<br /><br /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PennsylvaniaNews/~3/StKB0yBWYBQ/excerpts-from-dec-23-interview-with-sen-specter.html">Go to article</a> Timeline of Arlen Specter's career in politicstag:opencongress.org,2011-01-01:/commentary/103125912011-01-01T19:00:00ZPhillyBurbs.com
...events in the timeline of outgoing Sen. Arlen Specter's career in politics: _ 1959: Is hired as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia. _ 1964: Serves on the Warren Commission, which concludes that a single bullet from a lone assassin killed Pre<br /><br /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PennsylvaniaNews/~3/bFXn-JtCgkM/timeline-of-arlen-specters-career-in-politics.html">Go to article</a> 2010 in Review - Politics: Sestak defeats party-switching Specter, but falls to Toomeytag:opencongress.org,2011-01-01:/commentary/103098642011-01-01T19:00:00ZThe Times Herald : Serving Montgomery County, PA
...— The path to U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter’s electoral defeat in November may have started when he voted for President Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus, but he had been skating on thin political ice for decades. The moderate Republican had shifte<br /><br /><a href="http://timesherald.com/articles/2011/01/01/news/doc4d1ff67ce71cb720750879.txt">Go to article</a> 2010 in review: Heaps of snow, heroes and high-profile cases in York Countytag:opencongress.org,2010-12-30:/commentary/102915452010-12-30T19:00:00ZYorkdispatch.com
After being one of three Republicans in the US Senate to vote for President Obama's economic stimulus plan, Arlen Specter decided it would be wiser to run ... <br /><br /><a href="http://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_16982115">Go to article</a> Rendell doles out millions in late grantstag:opencongress.org,2010-12-30:/commentary/102915422010-12-30T19:00:00ZGoErie.com
"If (the projects) are like that Arlen Specter Library, the money should go back into the General Fund," Thomson said. Gary Tuma, Rendell's spokesman, ... <br /><br /><a href="http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101231/NEWS06/312319930/-1/NEWS02">Go to article</a> A bad year for some good lessonstag:opencongress.org,2010-12-30:/commentary/102915412010-12-30T19:00:00ZLansdale Reporter
In Pennsylvania, both former Governor Robert Casey and retiring US Senator Arlen Specter suffered repeated losses before winning high office. ... <br /><br /><a href="http://www.thereporteronline.com/articles/2010/12/31/opinion/srv0000010432259.txt">Go to article</a> Top 10 stories of 2010tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-30:/commentary/102915392010-12-30T19:00:00ZPittsburgh Tribune-Review
Specter out: After five terms in the US Senate, incumbent Arlen Specter mounted a campaign on the strength of his seniority but lost a re-election race May ... <br /><br /><a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_716143.html">Go to article</a> OpenSecrets.org's Top 10 Money-in-Politics Stories of 2010tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-30:/commentary/102915382010-12-30T19:00:00ZCenter for Responsive Politics
Bob Bennett (R-Utah), Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), Rep. Bob Inglis (RS.C.) and Rep. Alan Mollohan (DW.Va.). In Arkansas, Democratic Sen. ... <br /><br /><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2010/12/the-top-10-money-in-politics-storie.html">Go to article</a> Searchable database of Pennsylvania earmark requeststag:opencongress.org,2010-12-29:/commentary/102915472010-12-29T19:00:00ZPittsburgh Business Times
...entities saw $69.4 million in earmark requests, while the wish list for energy projects neared $70 million. Outgoing Sen. Arlen Specter requested about half of all Pennsylvania's earmarks. Millions of dollars of earmarks have flowed into Pennsylvania in<br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_pittsburgh/~3/gEw2G4-G7wI/searchable-database-of-pa-earmarks.html">Go to article</a> 2010 in review: Top news stories of the yeartag:opencongress.org,2010-12-29:/commentary/102915462010-12-29T19:00:00ZConnellsville Daily Courier
Pat Toomey, the conservative Republican whose popularity scared Arlen Specter out of the GOP, was elected to the long-time US senator's seat in one of the ... <br /><br /><a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/dailycourier/news/s_715929.html">Go to article</a> The top Somerset County stories of 2010tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-29:/commentary/102915442010-12-29T19:00:00ZDaily American Online
US Sen. Arlen Specter lost a Democratic primary battle after abandoning the Republican Party, losing to US Rep. Joe Sestak who was later defeated in the ... <br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailyamerican.com/articles/2010/12/30/news/local/news059.txt">Go to article</a>