S000709 1930-02-12 15400 711 Hart Senate Office Building http://specter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-1229 Arlen 'd':4 'pa':5 'sen':1 'arlen':2,6,8 'specter':3,7,9 M 300092 Specter Arlen_Specter Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA] 6612 N00001604 22098 Democrat 202-224-4254 Jewish PA Arlen Specter 1.81168831168831 http://specter.senate.gov/public/ 300092 Person sen\. Tue Feb 09 11:26:14 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Sanders' bill, the 10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Act of 2010, would authorize rebates which, along with other incentives, would cover up to half the cost of the 10 million solar power systems and 200,000 water '10':4,12,17,44 '000':51 '200':50 'act':24 'sen':1 '2010':26 'bill':10 'cost':41 'half':39 'heat':23 'home':7 'roof':15 'along':31 'cover':36 'initi':8 'power':47 'rebat':29 'renew':53 'solar':6,14,21,46 'water':22,52 'would':27,35 'access':55 'author':28 'energi':54 'gallon':19 'incent':34 'sander':2,9 'system':48 'million':5,13,18,45 'introduc':3 7537665 true true daylife Renewable energy access http://renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/home OK http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/02/sen-sanders-introduces-10-million-solar-home-initiative?cmpid=rss 300092 Person house of representatives Mon Feb 08 22:20:41 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ..."He was a public servant in every sense of the word and his passing is a great loss to all of Pennsylvania," said Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa. _ "Today, our nation has lost a decorated veteran and the House of Representatives has lost one of its own. I was 'd':37 'pa':38 'us':4 'one':54 'rep':5 'sen':33 'd-pa':36 'hous':49 'john':6 'loss':27 'lost':43,53 'pass':23 'said':32 'sens':17 'word':20 'arlen':34 'death':9 'decor':45 'everi':16 'great':26 'react':2 'today':39 'leader':1 'murtha':7 'nation':41 'public':13 'repres':51 'servant':14 'specter':35 'veteran':46 'pennsylvania':31 'phillyburbs.com':60 7532438 true true daylife PhillyBurbs.com http://www.phillyburbs.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PennsylvaniaNews/~3/429BuoYqZSc/leaders-react-to-us-rep-john-murthas-death.html 300092 Person sen\. Mon Feb 08 11:12:52 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...FEB. 4 letter from Joseph C. Wylie is absolutely baseless in raising questions about Sen. Arlen Specter's vitality. Sen. Specter keeps a vigorous schedule that starts before dawn, ends well past most bedtimes and fits in a daily game of squash or a trip '4':10 'c':14 'end':38 'feb':9 'fit':44 'sen':2,23,28 'vim':7 'dawn':37 'full':5 'game':48 'keep':30 'news':56 'past':40 'rais':20 'trip':53 'well':39 'wyli':15 'arlen':24 'daili':47,55 'start':35 'vigor':8,32 'vital':27 'bedtim':42 'joseph':13 'letter':1,11 'squash':50 'absolut':17 'schedul':33 'specter':3,25,29 'baseless':18 'question':21 'philadelphia':54 7529610 true true daylife Philadelphia Daily News http://www.philly.com/dailynews/ OK http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20100208_Letters__Sen__Specter_s_full_of_vim___vigor.html 300092 Person democrat Mon Feb 08 11:12:52 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...says it could cause a "major problem for Republicans." Philadelphia Inquirer: The Democratic State Committee endorsed Sen. Arlen Specter for reelection over his primary challenger, Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa. The Inquirer writes that Specter's endorsement wa 'd':37 'pa':38 'wa':46 'joe':34 'rep':33 'say':8 'sen':24 'usa':47 'caus':11 'd-pa':36 'rest':7 'arlen':25 'close':3 'could':10 'major':13 'never':6 'polit':5 'state':21 'today':48 'write':41 'endors':23,45 'inquir':18,40 'sestak':35 'capitol':1 'primari':31 'problem':14 'reelect':28 'specter':26,43 'challeng':32 'committe':22 'democrat':20 'republican':16 'philadelphia':17 7529611 true true daylife USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/ OK http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~3/lvWUMj_fC_Y/1 300092 Person democrat Mon Feb 08 11:12:52 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...at the party: Andre Carson, Brad Ellsworth and Baron Hill. Last year’s Republican attendees included Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter (soon to convert to the Democratic Party), Pennsylvania Rep. Charlie Dent, Arizona Rep. Trent Franks and Michigan Rep. 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He spoke in Lanc '07':12 'pa':2,7 'gop':46 'sen':3 'win':34 '2010':13 'lanc':50 'leav':44 'link':23 'nine':41 'real':51 'arlen':4,26 'clear':52 'click':20 'month':42 'parti':9,32 'polit':53 'senat':25 'spoke':48 'video':18 'accept':6 'endors':10,37 'formal':36 'pa-sen':1 'address':28 'comment':15,22 'reelect':39 'specter':5,27 'democrat':8,31 'februari':11 'pennsylvania':30 7526395 true true daylife Real Clear Politics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/ OK http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/02/07/pa-sen_arlen_specter_accepts_pa_democratic_party_endorsement.html 300092 Person democrat Sun Feb 07 22:29:04 -0600 2010 Sun Feb 07 00:00:00 -0600 2010 The Pennsylvania Democratic Committee on Saturday endorsed Sen. Arlen Specter over Rep. Joe Sestak for the Senate nomination, ... 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Arlen Specter picked up the endorsement of Pennsylvania’s Democratic State Committee on Saturday — a political prize that should bolster his campaign for a sixth term in a party that he joined less than a year ago. “Thank you 'ago':44 'sen':7 'u.s':6 'join':39 'less':40 'pick':10 'term':33 'time':49 'year':43 'arlen':8 'centr':47 'daili':48 'parti':36 'polit':23 'prize':24 'sixth':32 'state':1,18 'thank':45 'endors':3,13 'bolster':27 'lancast':5 'specter':4,9 'campaign':29 'committe':19 'democrat':2,17 'saturday':21 'pennsylvania':15 7521110 true true daylife Centre Daily Times http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/ OK http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/1777466.html 300092 Person democrat Sun Feb 07 11:22:18 -0600 2010 Sun Feb 07 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...I suppose he is lucky that we don't have an A______ Association. And in a recent on-air debate, Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter was appropriately rebuked for asking his female colleague from another state to "act like a lady." If we are advis 'e':9 'act':48 'air':29 'ask':40 'put':4 'sen':33 'advi':55 'cork':6 'ladi':51 'like':49 'time':1 'anoth':45 'arlen':34 'debat':30 'femal':42 'lucki':14 'rebuk':38 'state':46 'associ':22 'on-air':27 'recent':26 'suppos':11 'tribun':57 'chicago':56 'specter':35 'appropri':37 'colleagu':43 'democrat':31 'pennsylvania':32 7521111 true true daylife Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/ OK http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/views/~3/2OnGADZ7a0I/ct-oped-0208-speech-20100206,0,2161449.story 300092 Person congress Tue Feb 09 11:26:07 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 and Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.). ... 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But selling out on abortion an 'air':2,58 'ben':15 'hot':1,57 'top':59 'blog':3 'pick':60 'sell':52 'vote':29,32 'abort':55 'board':43,50 'craig':38 'labor':48 'nomin':36 'oppos':21 'relat':49 'senat':14 'today':11 'archiv':4 'becker':10,39 'clotur':23 'member':44 'motion':24 'nation':47 'nelson':5,16 'announc':17 'proceed':26 'support':7 'filibust':8 'nebraska':12 7537660 false true google blog Hot Air » Top Picks http://www.hotair.com/ OK http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/09/nelson-to-support-filibuster-on-becker/ 300092 Person democrat Tue Feb 09 11:26:07 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Specter wins Pa. party backing | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/07/2010: "When U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter switched from a Republican to a Democrat last year, some Democratic loyalists in Pennsylvania said hell would freeze over before they'd ... 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Arlen Specter or Rep. ... 'ave':3,43 'day':21 'let':5,29 'rep':41 'say':8 'see':15 'sen':37 'agon':19 'blog':4 'arlen':38 'craft':26 'everi':20 'guard':31 'peopl':17 'incred':12 'messag':28 'record':35 'neither':36 'specter':39 'cautious':25 'entertain':13 'mcall.com':1 'pennsylvania':2,42 7532436 false true google blog Pennsylvania Ave. http://blogs.mcall.com/penn_ave/ OK http://blogs.mcall.com/penn_ave/2010/02/demfest-2010-the-recap.html 300092 Person democrat Mon Feb 08 22:20:35 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Paul Kanjorski Sen. Arlen Specter December 22, 2009. MY CURRENT OFFICIALS, RECIND YOUR 'HEALTH CARE' BILL IMMEDIATELY OR REST ASSURED YOU AND YOUR FELLOW DEMOCRATS WILL BE RECINDED IN 2010! THIS IS NOT A THREAT IT IS A PROMISE! ... 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