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Feb 2, 2010
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Senator Arlen Specter won the backing of a former primary rival Sunday, when state Representative Bill Kortz (D-Allegheny) and four other state lawmakers endorsed Specter’s reelection bid.
Jan 28, 2010
Legal Times
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) today is filing a brief on behalf of himself and two other members of Congress in a closely-watched human rights case testing whether foreign torture victims can seek damages in U.S. courts. The case, which will be argued March 3, is Samantar v. Yousuf, a dispute over the meaning of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991, which Specter sponsored.
Jan 28, 2010
Philadelphia Inquirer
A day after a State of the Union address focused on the economy, President Obama intends to award $8 billion in stimulus funds to develop high-speed rail corridors and sell the program as a jobs creator.
Jan 27, 2010
The Patriot News
My bill, the “Helping Small Business Succeed Act,“ would accelerate lending practices and provide small businesses with the assistance they need to lead America out of recession.
Jan 26, 2010
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State Senator Andrew Dinniman (D-Chester) endorsed Senator Arlen Specter’s reelection bid on Tuesday, giving the longtime incumbent the support of Chester County’s most powerful Democrat.
Jan 22, 2010
Augusta Free Press
Jan 19, 2010
The Patriot-News
Today, we live amid new hope that the worst effects of the recession are behind us. There are increasing signs that Congress and the Obama administration were right to intervene in the economy on a massive scale and that Sen. Arlen Specter was right to break party ranks and cast the deciding vote in favor of the administration’s stimulus package.
Jan 18, 2010
Morning Call
Jan 15, 2010
Senator Specter and Congressman Sestak each spoke with the editorial board of the Delaware County Daily Times, Congressman Sestak's home town newspaper. Watch these interviews back-to-back and tell us what you think.
Jan 14, 2010
The Scranton chapter of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) voted to endorse Senator Arlen Specter.
Jan 13, 2010
Today in front of an oveflowing crowd of more than 200 supporters, the 77,000 member strong Philadelphia Building Trades Council unanimously endorsed Sen. Arlen Specter for re-eleciton during a rally at the Sprinklerfitters Union Hall in northeast Philadelphia.
Jan 11, 2010
Senator Arlen Specter today announced his network of support in Allegheny County, highlighted by former State Treasurer Barbara Hafer, Allegheny County Controller Mark Patrick Flaherty, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Vice Chair Jean Milko, former Pittsburgh Mayor Sophie Masloff and 24 other party leaders.
Jan 8, 2010
Philadelphia Inquirer
Calling witness intimidation "a gigantic problem," U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter said today that he would support legislation to make it a federal crime in state cases.
Jan 7, 2010
The River Reporter
Two senators from Pennsylvania, Arlen Specter and Bob Casey, are working hard to help dairy farmers. They have created legislation, called the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2009 – S-1645, and farm organizations across the Northeast and farmers in other milk-producing states are getting local, state and federal elected officials to urge its passage.
Jan 6, 2010
Citizens for Arlen Specter announced today that 45 additional Democratic leaders joined Senator Specter’s Advisory Committee for his 2010 U.S. Senate campaign. The Committee’s membership now stands at 307.
Dec 23, 2009
Erie Times-News
Mercyhurst College is planning to expand its array of services to students with Asperger Syndrome after receiving word last week the school was given a $100,000 grant from the federal government.
Dec 17, 2009
Philadelphia Inquirer
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