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- Specter Pledges Revised EFCA. Hamstra, Mark // SN: Supermarket News;9/28/2009, Vol. 57 Issue 39, p4
The article reports that Democrat Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania is planning to introduce a new version of the Employee Free Choice Act that could garner enough support to prevent a Republican filibuster. Reports state that Specter's proposal would not include the controversial "card...
- Specter won't rule out run as an Independent. Blake, Aaron; Sandler, Michael // Hill;3/18/2009, Vol. 16 Issue 31, p1
The article focuses on Senator Arlen Specter who considers running as an independent candidate in the 2010 U.S. elections. Specter is one of three Republicans who voted for the stimulus package of the Democrats. He, however, stated that he will not switch parties because the role of the...
- Economists: Cap-and-trade legislation still 'a reach'. Truini, Joe // Waste & Recycling News;5/11/2009, Vol. 14 Issue 27, p14
The article reports that Republican Senator Arlen Specter moving from the Republican party to the Democratic party will not help Democrats in passing the carbon dioxide cap-and-trade legislation in the U.S. Brian Wesbury, chief economist for First Trust Portfolios LP in Wheaton, Illinois, said...
- Democrat? Republican? No; survival! Tucker, Brian // Crain's Cleveland Business;5/4/2009, Vol. 30 Issue 18, p10
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- Senate Liberals Have Delayed Long Enough on Judicial Nominations. Diaz, Mario // Human Events;4/14/2008, Vol. 64 Issue 13, p1
The article deals with the controversy arising from the obstruction of judicial nominees by the U.S. Democratic senators in 2008. It cites that Senator Arlen Specter highlighted the disparity on the number of judicial nominees confirmed during the term of former President Bill Clinton compared...
- Senators on right fear the Dems will stall through to '09. Bolton, Alexander // Hill;2/6/2008, Vol. 15 Issue 13, p1
The article focuses on the plan by the conservatives members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to press hard in appointing judges in the U.S. The conservatives are pressing Republican Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania to use hardball tactics with Democrats who may be stalling confirmation...
- The Specter Switch. Tumulty, Karen; Newton-Small, Jay // Time;5/11/2009, Vol. 173 Issue 18, p27
This article discusses the decision of U.S. Senator Arlen Specter to switch from the Republican to the Democratic Party. The fact that Specter has never been a partisan supporter of a single political party is considered as a factor in the efforts of the Democratic Party to pass legislation on...
- Is the Era of Democratic and Republican Voter Amnesia Over? Gandelman, Joe // Moderate Voice;5/11/2010, p11
The article discusses the author's view about the political mindset of the voters to hold politicians accountable for their statements during campaigns in the U.S. The author states that voters of Republicans and Democrats change their mindset in voting since they now held politicians...
- Schlesinger: Benedict Arnold and a Few Benjamin Franklins. Schlesinger, Robert // U.S. News Digital Weekly;5/1/2009, Vol. 1 Issue 15, p21
The article analyzes the move of Republican Arlen Specter to switch to the Democratic Party.
