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July 23, 2008 The Attorney-Client Privilege: Repairing the Damage

Senator Arlen Specter’s Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act passed the House unanimously with broad bipartisan support but has not moved in the Senate ...

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Source: Heritage.org, DC


July 23, 2008 ThinkFast: July 23, 2008

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) said Mukasey “hasn’t provided the balance that I had hoped for,” and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reportedly called Mukasey’s recent ...

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Source: Think Progress, DC


July 23, 2008 Pats shrug off last season's woes as camp nears

... disclosed nothing new to commissioner Roger Goodell, and Sen. Arlen Specter, without much support from his Congressional colleagues, decided he wouldn't ...

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Source: Cape Cod Times, MA


July 23, 2008 Mukasey’s Wary Start Dismays Ex-Backers

“I think he has gotten the Justice Department back on a footing of integrity,” Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, the ranking Republican on the ...

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Source: New York Times, United States


July 22, 2008 Congress Moves to Boost Attorney-Client Privilege; Know What Is ...

The Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2008, sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), looks like it's going to pass, says former Assistant US ...

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Source: Atlantic Information Services, Inc., DC


July 22, 2008 Good-Riddance Satisfaction For Greenhouse's Retirement

... Bork provides a scathing portrait of the dimness of, among others, Senator Arlen Specter: "I spent almost seven hours all told with Sen. ...

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Source: Evening Bulletin, PA


July 22, 2008 Senators Seek Smithsonian Transparency

Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) submitted a bill that would bring the Smithsonian Institution under the Freedom of Information Act ...

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Source: DCist.com, DC


July 22, 2008 Senate Should Pass Federal Shield Law

Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, argues passionately for the enactment of this legislation: Far more than the ...

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Source: WNBC, NY


July 22, 2008 Update for juvenile justice

A co-sponsor of the bill is Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, who brings a prosecutor's experience and wisdom to discussing its merits. ...

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Source: Toledo Blade, OH


July 21, 2008 Youths held in adult jails

US Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., is co-sponsoring an overhaul of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act that would penalize states that put minors ...

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Source: United Press International


July 21, 2008 Ground Broken for Sewer

Bob Robbins, of Greenville, R-50th Dist., and a $192000 federal grant with the help of US Sen. Arlen Specter, McClain said. The borough has also called on ...

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Source: istockAnalyst.com, OR


July 20, 2008 Spygate, perfect season won't be part of Belichick's lingo

... Roger Goodell, and Sen. Arlen Specter, without much support from his Congressional colleagues, decided he wouldn't go any further in his investigation. ...

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Source: USA Today


July 20, 2008 Going Green

Now his 10 Million Solar Roofs legislation – whose cosponsors include Republican Senators Arlen Specter and John Warner – offers yet another transformative ...

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Source: The Nation., NY


July 19, 2008 Patriots gear up for redemption

are looking to put that specter — and Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter — behind them. The Patriots hope to succeed the season of “Spygate” by putting ...

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Source: Enterprise News, MA


July 19, 2008 Panel seeks $22.4 million for construction at Letterkenny Army Depot

Arlen Specter and Bob Casey. At the requests of Specter, a Republican, and Casey, a Democrat, the committee included $7.5 million for modifications to ...

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Source: Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD


July 18, 2008 Southeastern Pa. Projects Receive Millions In Fed Funds

"I am pleased my colleagues have approved this important funding for Southeastern Pennsylvania," US Senator Arlen Specter said upon announcing the funding ...

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Source: Evening Bulletin, PA


July 17, 2008 Possible Transfusion for NIH

With his head still balding from 12 recent cycles of chemotherapy, Sen. Arlen Specter touted a new effort Wednesday to bolster medical research funding by ...

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Source: Inside Higher Ed, DC


July 16, 2008 Microsoft-Google-Yahoo Squabble Plays Out in Senate

Sen. Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, was not content with that response and pushed Callahan for more details. "I didn't hear you contradict" ...

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Source: PC Magazine


July 16, 2008 Specter Completes Chemotherapy

(Pittsburgh, PA) -- Senator Arlen Specter has completed his final round of chemotherapy in a Philadelphia hospital. The senior senator from Pennsylvania had ...

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Source: WTAJ, PA


July 15, 2008 Specter done with chemo

AP WASHINGTON - Sen. Arlen Specter completed his last scheduled round of chemotherapy yesterday and said he planned to celebrate with a martini and dinner ...

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Source: Philadelphia Daily News, PA


July 15, 2008 Chris Hackett

By Alex Roarty A former chief of staff of Republican US Sen. Arlen Specter is raising money for Democratic US Rep. Chris Carney as he faces a still ...

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Source: Politicker, NY


July 15, 2008 Specter takes last chemo dose

WASHINGTON - Sen. Arlen Specter completed his last scheduled dose of chemotherapy in Philadelphia yesterday and said he planned to celebrate with a martini ...

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Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, PA


July 14, 2008 Arlen Specter

By Alex Roarty A former chief of staff of Republican US Sen. Arlen Specter is raising money for Democratic US Rep. Chris Carney as he faces a still ...

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Source: Politicker, NY


July 14, 2008 Specter finishes chemotherapy treatments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Arlen Specter completed his last scheduled round of chemotherapy on Monday and said he planned to celebrate with a martini and dinner ...

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Source: The Associated Press


July 14, 2008 Today in Washington

... oil exploration. the Senate Republican Conference holds a forum, chaired by Sen. Arlen Specter , R-Pa., to discuss the judicial confirmation process.

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Source: CQPolitics.com, DC


July 14, 2008 Specter finishes chemotherapy treatments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Arlen Specter has completed his last scheduled round of chemotherapy. He says he plans to celebrate with a martini and dinner with ...

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Source: The Associated Press


July 12, 2008 The GOP shootout for governor

He's a former aide to US Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Philadelphia, and ran one of Specter's toughest campaigns. He could not be reached for comment but spoke at a ...

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Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA


July 10, 2008 Health control

In reference to CA Paulett's letter expressing his disappointment with Sen. Arlen Specter for placing "the interests of insurance companies over those of ...

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Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA


July 10, 2008 DOJ: No, No, Don’t Worry About It, Senator. We’ll Fix the McNulty ...

Mukasey told the committee that that Deputy AG Mark Filip (Paul McNulty’s successor) is drafting a letter to Arlen Specter — the ranking minority member ...

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Source: Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY


July 09, 2008 Former Delco DA steps down as US Attorney

As senior counsel to US Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., Meehan ran some hotly contested statewide campaigns, including Specter's victory in 1992 over Lynn Yeakel ...

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Source: News of Delaware County, PA


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