And nothing of value was lost.

... Democrat to switch parties since Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.) changed parties in 2004. The most recent member of Congress to switch parties is Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), who announced his decision in April. Griffith’s predecessor, former nine-term Rep. Bud Cramer, had been frequently mentioned as a possible ...

You're seriously going to kiss up to *Dwight*?

... DuPuis II (Staff Writer) Published: December 19, 2009 Mayor Chris Doherty wants Sen. John McCain to visit Scranton so he can see how federal funding is ... of Laureates in Iowa. "My top priority is fighting for Pennsylvania," said Sen. Bob Casey. The Scranton native worked with fellow Sen. Arlen Specter and Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-11, Nanticoke, to include the cash for Scranton. "I secured this ...

Democrat Tells GOP Tea Party is Bad For Them. GOP Suspects a Lie.

... 11th annual American Democracy Conference in Virginia. "It is something that we expect to see going forward." To make his case, Kaine pointed to Sen. Arlen Specter's (D-Pa.) realignment with Democrats and the outcome of the special election in New York's 23rd district. The DNC Chairman suggested that ...

... who also supported stem cell research. His agenda was not partisan - one ad supported Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Arlen Specter's 2004 campaign - but his intervention in the tight race angered .... The evidence is in the fact that we've done ads for Arlen Specter previously. So there went that argument." He continued: "It was a dream come true for us. "...

Republicans Begged... I Mean Demand a Do Over.

...to move a major step forward. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) broke what...d speak to reporters, he spied Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who had...hand with both of his. Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), whose vote would...the former majority leader's hand. Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), whose route... unsure what to do. Only Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) could ... reporters that Landrieu, Schumer and Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) are ...

Cell Phone Use Linked to Brain Changes

...the end of the year in a scientific journal. Meanwhile, a Congressional hearing on cell phone health issues was held in September, sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter, D-PA. The official purpose of the hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies ...

The Associated Press: GOP ex-candidate endorses Democrat in NY race

... if the far right manages to kick out the moderates that they will simply become Democrats and pull the party further from the left than it already is. Although I will say that Arlen Specter has aaaa ">done okay so far. Posted via web from tmomaslomez's posterous

News Clips

...of the Union." But some top Democrats, like Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., said they're not ...," Dodd said in an interview Sunday with NBC's "Meet the Press." Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., also said he's still ... in detail the media strategy used by then-Sen. Barack Obama's highly disciplined presidential campaign. ... faculty, the New Haven Register reports. State Sen. Ed Meyer attended the event and said ...

Can we talk about how proud I am of my senator? Senator Specter has been working his ass off lately. He's facing a really tough primary against a moderately liberal opponent right now, so he's been staking out some ...And say what you want about him, call him an political opportunist if you want, but the guy gets shit done. If you have a fight you want to win you want Arlen Specter on your side.

Losing the moderates

Today, Arlen Spectre ripped into the GOP: Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), who until late April of this year was a lifelong Republican ,castigated his former party this morning on Fox News. Specter rippedthe GOP for refusing to be a good-faith negotiator in... Republicans ought to cooperate. Well, they’re not cooperating. Specter also indicated he would fight hard for the public ...