The gang that couldn't question straight Nov 8, 2009
But when Arlen Specter, the GOP committee chairman who favors abortion rights, raced down this time-worn path with the hearing's open bell, the nominee did not do much to be reassuring. Alito pledged his troth to stare decisis, but then immediately hedged: "It's not an inexorable command, but it is a general presumption that courts are going to follow prior precedents." The word "inexorable" is the one pregnant with the hidden meaning. (Salon)
Unemployment's black October Nov 7, 2009
" What that seems to mean in plain English is that those of us who have jobs are working harder for less pay. Or maybe we're just taking better advantage of the technology that we have available to us. Maybe we're not really working harder, but better, more efficiently. The BLS doesn't go quite into that level of detail. By and large, steady increases in worker productivity are a sign of a healthy economy, but this big a jump is yet another indicator of what a huge shock to the system the U.S.... (Salon)
Former Specter Foe to Back Sestak Nov 7, 2009
Arlen Specter (D) has endorsed Rep. Joe Sestak s (D) 2010 bid to unseat the five-term Pennsylvania Senator. (Roll Call)
Unemployment Nov 7, 2009
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Blue Dog Democrats are in the blue doghouse Nov 7, 2009
Arlen Specter , (then) R-Pa. center, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, about the stimulus bill. (Harper's Magazine)
Note to Supreme Court Justices: Specter Saw You on TV Nov 6, 2009
The National Law Journal. has been a longtime advocate of televising sessions of the U.S. Supreme Court, a quest that has repeatedly fallen on deaf ears across First Street NE.. (Law.com)
Democrats advance contentious climate bill Nov 6, 2009
Democrats advance hotly contested climate bill. Republicans boycott; panel chair indicates room for compromise exists. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Experts Say H1N1 Outrunning Vaccine Nov 6, 2009
I have Emailed both my U.S. Senator, Arlen Specter as well as my Junior U.S. Senator Casey, I've Emailed the CDC, local health commissioner etc. even the mayor of my town. (CBS News)
Senate Democrats Advance Climate Bill Without GOP Nov 6, 2009
DINA CAPPIELLO, Associated Press Writer. POSTED: 12:07 pm PST November 4, 2009UPDATED: 8:28 am PST November 5, 2009. (KERO 23, CA)
Full Story Nov 6, 2009
John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Arlen Specter; Alaska's ex-Gov. Sarah Palin; former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani; and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Editorial: GOP in the wilderness Nov 5, 2009
Arlen Specter out of the party. They are going after Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, a popular Republican caught saying nice things about Obama, and Maine Sen. (Wakefield Observer, MA)
Click to read:For GOP, Ideological Fissures Loom Nov 5, 2009
For GOP, Ideological Fissures Loom - CBS News. For GOP, Ideological Fissures Loom. (CBS News)
Warning sign for Democrats: They're losing independents Nov 5, 2009
"The White House insisted that the Democrats' loss of the governor's offices in New Jersey and Virginia had nothing to do with Obama."I think the data from the gubernatorial races demonstrates that voters went to the polls in those two contests to talk about and work though very local issues that didn't involve the president," press secretary Robert Gibbs said.He said that exit polls showed that a majority of voters in the two states said that Obama wasn't a factor in their decisions. However,... (Fresno Bee)
The Dede Media Nov 5, 2009
Is this the way Gingrich built a majority in 1994, by identifying a "revolution" of Arlen Specter wannabes across America. No. Through his lectures and cassette tapes, Gingrich built a cadre of conservative candidates who could stand behind the idea of rolling back an overweening federal government. (Human Events Online)
Tuesdays lessons are already known Nov 3, 2009
Hoffman's likely victory, combined with the forced party switch of Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania, has conservatives emboldened, particularly the folks at the Club for Growth. The first half of 2010 is going to be a fight inside the party about finding balance and whether or not candidates should "fit" districts or states even if it means they aren't down the line conservatives. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Is the Republican Label Irrelevant? Nov 2, 2009
A deeply conservative party would never have accepted the likes of Jim Jeffords, Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, or Arlen Specter. A deeply conservative party would have gone to the mattresses to defend Rick Santorum and George Allen. (Townhall.com)
Multichannel Newswire Nov 2, 2009
The Federal Communication Commission's chief economist has offered up the suggestion, though only a suggestion, that congestion pricing and network management may both be incentives to "efficient network operation." A new version of a federal shield law has been released by Senators Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Arlen Specter (D-PA) that apparently breaks the logjam and could pave the way for a vote on the bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The House Thursday joined the Senate in passing... (Multichannel News)
Doug Hoffman and 'The Canada Option' Nov 2, 2009
Electability was the reason why we were all supposed to back Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania over an actual conservative challenging him in the GOP primary. (Senator Specter sure knows how to express his gratitude. (Human Events Online)
Rep. Issa's PAC suggests Dems promised Scozzafava favors Nov 2, 2009
And besides, after Lincoln Chaffee, Joe Schwarz, Jim Leach, Jim Jeffords, Wayne Gilchrest, Arlen Specter, etc. all those so-called "moderates", we've learned our lesson. (TheHill.com)
Tiger Woods Is Building A Washington Foundation Nov 1, 2009
Was it when Patrick Leahy and Arlen Specter raised their heads from a murmured conversation outside the Senate chamber to watch him stride through the halls of the Capitol. Was it when Steny Hoyer slapped him on the back like an old pal. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Nine years and Hispanic farmers still waiting for discrimination suit ruling Nov 1, 2009
In June, eight Democrat U.S. Senators, including Barbara Boxer of California, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania and Robert Menendez of New Jersey, urged a resolution to the 9-year-old case. "Fundamental fairness requires nothing less and inconsistent applications of justice only serve to threaten the foundations of this great nation," the senators wrote. (Fresno Bee)
Medicare Advantage may lose luster Nov 1, 2009
Both of Pennsylvania's senators -- Democrats Bob Casey Jr. and Arlen Specter -- said they would oppose funding cuts that would hurt seniors. Mr. Casey said he is working to get language into the bill to shield current Medicare Advantage users from cuts. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Senate, W.H. Agree on Media Protections Oct 31, 2009
Arlen Specter, a Democrat and a co-sponsor of the Free Flow of Information Act. The revised bill would also extend protections for freelance or citizen journalists by defining a journalist by the nature of activity engaged in rather than by the organization that employs the reporter. (CBS News -- Politics)
Senate, White House agree on reporter protections Oct 31, 2009
Senate, White House reach deal on shield law. National security had been sticking point on protections for reporters. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Shield Bill Impasse Appears Resolved: Bloggers To Get Protection Oct 31, 2009
A new version of a federal shield law has been released by Senators Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Arlen Specter (D-Penn. that apparently breaks the logjam and could pave the way for a vote on the bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Multichannel News)
Tiger Woods Is Building A Washington Foundation Oct 31, 2009
Was it when Patrick Leahy and Arlen Specter raised their heads from a murmured conversation outside the Senate chamber to watch him stride through the halls of the Capitol. Was it when Steny Hoyer slapped him on the back like an old pal. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Root for the Home Team? MLB Commish Chooses NY Over Penn Politicians Oct 31, 2009
Since 2002, the MLB Commissioner's Office PAC donated $51,136 to federal candidates from New York, compared with $22,000 to candidates from Pennsylvania, according to CRP. Pennsylvania Democratic Senator Arlen Specter, who defected from the Republican Party earlier this year, took in more than half of those donations, at $11,500, the data showed. "MLB's headquarters are in New York. And the league may very well just have more relationships with those up in New York," said Levinthal. (ABC News)
Break Up the Party Oct 31, 2009
But fear of the Democrats has been employed successfully on behalf of Republicans as liberal as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lincoln Chafee, and Arlen Specter -- only the first of whom remains in the GOP today -- who were sometimes just millimeters to the right of their Democratic opponents. Whether or not Doug Hoffman wins next Tuesday's special election in New York's 23rd congressional district, that argument may sound a lot less persuasive to conservatives because of his candidacy. (The American Conservative)
Government Takeover on Campus Oct 30, 2009
("That's the only way it gets passed," says a Senate GOP staffer, who points to opposition from Democrats Ben Nelson and Arlen Specter. And because the Senate can consider only one reconciliation bill each year, we might see a scenario in which the Democrats try to combine the health-care bill with the education bill and pass the whole thing with 51 votes. (CBS News)
Interfaith group challenges leaders Oct 30, 2009
Bob Casey Jr. and Arlen Specter said they would support legislation that protects immigrant workers from abuse regardless of whether they were born in the United States. Allegheny County Council President Rich Fitzgerald said he would continue to support plans to make shopping malls more accessible to public transit riders. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Heated talks in Congress dash hope of climate deal Oct 29, 2009
Arlen Specter from Pennsylvania, a coal-mining state, said he wanted a bill that the United Mine Workers of America can support. Amy Klobuchar, from Minnesota, called for more nuclear-energy funding and suggested she would work to ameliorate the bill's impact on farmers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
First Rights: War on the Constitution by Nobel Prize winner Oct 29, 2009
and new Democrat Arlen Specter (Pa. had the constitutional courage to oppose the Judiciary Committee bill eventually going to the floor that with few exceptions, leaves the Patriot Act intact. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Capital Hill Oct 28, 2009
Arlen Specter, D-Penn. who met some hostile crowds back home during the Senates August recess. (Investors Business Daily)
Hickton frontrunner for U.S. attorney? Oct 27, 2009
Bob Casey and Arlen Specter. No formal announcement on the selection has been made. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Flight 93 groundbreaking date set Oct 27, 2009
Arlen Specter and Rendell were in Somerset on Feb. 20 to sign a letter of commitment to building the first phase of the memorial by the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. "> Curious? Search ScoutPA. lect> Your online website and business directory. Daily American Archive Search Search for an Event Search our Classifieds ? Flight 93 groundbreaking date set By VICKI ROCKDaily American Staff Writer Rating: 0 Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:51 AM EDT U.S. Secretary of the... (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Specter and Casey keep coal in mind Oct 27, 2009
WASHINGTON -- A group of coal state senators including Pennsylvania's Bob Casey Jr. and Arlen Specter have negotiated protections for the coal industry into a draft of climate change legislation. But both Mr. Specter and Mr. Casey are withholding full support of the chairman's mark, released Friday by Sen. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
NY, Pa. senators wager cheesesteaks, cheesecakes Oct 27, 2009
Arlen Specter and Robert Casey will get some cheesecakes from Juniors. There are higher stakes to another food bet. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Who are the Tea Partyers? Oct 26, 2009
The Republican establishment is content with Scozzafava, who will -- if she s elected -- make former Republican Arlen Specter look like a staunch party loyalist. In the Senate, Sen. (Human Events Online)
Specter touts himself as consensus-builder Oct 25, 2009
WASHINGTON -- In nearly 30 years as a Senate Republican, Arlen Specter was tough to pin down, frequently breaking ranks with his party and giving its leadership fits. Yet in the half-year since he crossed the aisle, Mr. Specter has become a remarkably reliable Democratic vote. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Healthcare reform, Afghanistan to top Sunday shows Oct 25, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009. By Jordan Fabian - 10/24/09 10:34 AM ET. (TheHill.com)
Q: There is legislation before Congress to protect older workers from discrimination. How many elected representatives have sponsored and co-sponsored this bill and how do their numbers line up? Oct 25, 2009
Q: There is legislation before Congress to protect older workers from discrimination. How many elected representatives have sponsored and co-sponsored this bill and how do their numbers line up. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Report: WHO Links Cell Phone Use, Brain Tumors Oct 25, 2009
Arlen Specter, D- Pa. organized Senate hearings to examine health implications of talking on-the-go. (Fox News)
Supreme Court's 'Iqbal' Ruling to Get Congressional Hearing Oct 24, 2009
com - Supreme Court's 'Iqbal' Ruling to Get Congressional Hearing. Supreme Court's 'Iqbal' Ruling to Get Congressional Hearing. (Law.com)
This Week's Bidenisms Oct 24, 2009
"Who would you pickeven if you don't like the SOB? Who would you pick? Arlen Specter."Asking a crowd (at a fundraiser for Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter) whom they would select for a fantasy political team based on "grit and gumption," Pittsburgh, Oct. 19, 2009. (Slate)
this feature for the Huffington Post. Oct 23, 2009
Target of Political Prosecution By Bush-Era Justice Department Fights Back. What's Your Reaction. (Harper's Magazine)
Specter: Dems have 60 cloture votes for public option Oct 23, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009. By Jordan Fabian - 10/22/09 06:08 PM ET. (TheHill.com)
Illegal Steroids Still for Sale Oct 23, 2009
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter told Cobiella, "People assume that they've been cleared by the government by the Food and Drug Administration, which is not so. They're not subject to preclearance.". Specter is working on new legislation to make it easier for the Drug Enforcement Administration to classify designer steroids like Tren as controlled substances, such as heroin or cocaine. (CBS News -- Evening News)
View From the Right: Not so sweet charity Oct 23, 2009
Arlen Specter wrote on his Twitter feed shortly after President Obama campaigned for his reelection on Sept. 16: "I predict he will accomplish the toughest job of all -- to bring civility to Washington." I suppose the Nobel announcement for the "new climate" Obama's created in the world is supposed to be the exclamation point on that Tweet. But the actual climatological outlook is morally cloudy, with a chance of hyper-political poor discernment. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
The One Thing Oct 23, 2009
And try something oh, I don't know different than Charlie Rangel or Barney Frank or Arlen Specter or Chris Dodd. How can we expect anything to change if we keep the same old faces around. (Fox News)
Senate Democrats Hang Together Oct 22, 2009
By Roll Call Staff Oct. 22, 2009, 12 a.m.. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is managing to hold his ideologically diverse Conference together on health care reform even as Democratic Senators remain anxious about the progress of negotiations from which they have been largely excluded. (Roll Call)
Republicans and premature celebration Oct 21, 2009
Arlen Specter (D) at a event in Philadelphia on Monday. "Joe Sestak knows where he stands politically," said Lamont. (Harper's Magazine)
Pelosi Shuns Conservatives in Economics Forum Oct 20, 2009
Arlen Specter a donation recorded as taking place on May 18th of this year, less than one month after Specter switched parties from Republican to Democrat. Ironically, Congressman Sestak is running against Specter for the 2010 Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. (Newsmax)
Read the 'FNS' transcript Oct 20, 2009
Joining us now to talk about what they would support are Democratic senators Kent Conrad and Arlen Specter, who are in their home states, and Republican senator John Thune, who joins us here in studio ... SEN. ARLEN SPECTER, D-PA.: I'm not prepared to recede at all ... And how are liberal Democrats like Arlen Specter and moderate Democrats like yourself going to resolve your differences. (Fox News)
Gregg: U.S. Becoming Fiscal 'Banana Republic' Oct 20, 2009
Gregg: U.S. on Path to Becoming Fiscal 'Banana Republic. SIGN UP FOR FREE NEWS ALERTS. (Newsmax)
Conrad pushes health co-ops; Specter says public option 'gaining momentum' Oct 19, 2009
How can Arlen Specter go from being a feckless, pusillanimous Republican to one of the most liberal Democrats pushing government-run health insurance. This is further proof that this weasel has no principles beyond getting re-elected. (TheHill.com)
US to pursue more insider trades Oct 19, 2009
US senators including Pennsylvania Democrat Arlen Specter have pressed regulators for years to more aggressively scrutinize hedge funds. Some of those concerns were spurred by the SECs decision in 2006 to close an insider-trading probe of Pequot Capital Management Inc., once the worlds biggest hedge- fund manager, after investigators said they lacked evidence to bring the case. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Fame's aftershock hits former Steeler Paul Martha Oct 18, 2009
Post-Gazette Paul Martha with the Steelers. ST. LOUIS -- If J.P. Martha ever fails in the coal business, he could have a lucrative career as a headline writer. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Afghanistan, healthcare and the impact on Dems to dominate Sunday shows Oct 18, 2009
Kent Conrad (N.D.) and Arlen Specter (Pa. will join host Chris Wallace to talk healthcare and the economy as well. (TheHill.com)
Specter visit to campus canceled Oct 17, 2009
Arlen Specter to cancel his planned visit to State College this weekend, including a planned roundtable discussion with Penn State students today, said Jake Digel, a political director for Citizens for Arlen Specter. In addition to the roundtable, Specter was expected to officially present Penn State with two U.S. Department of Energy grants, to participate in the Homecoming parade and to take part in tomorrow's football festivities, Kate Kelly, a spokeswoman for Specter's office said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Specter meets with county Democrats Oct 17, 2009
Arlen Specter met with Cumberland County Democrats Friday morning ... Arlen Specter said Friday morning during a stop in Cumberland County. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
$70M in earmarks head to western Pennsylvania Oct 17, 2009
Arlen Specter, a Democrat from Philadelphia, will allow the company to commercialize and mass produce products that convert special ink to electricity or light, according to CEO Andrew Hannah. Plextronics will have a year to produce a working prototype of its products under the company s development contract with the government. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows Oct 17, 2009
Kent Conrad, D-N.D., Arlen Specter, D-Pa. and John Thune, R-S.D.; Terry McAuliffe, former Democratic National Committee chairman. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Tea Partiers and GOP Regulars Scuffle in House Race Oct 17, 2009
Arlen Specter earlier this year defected to the Democrats in the face of a strong Republican primary challenge from conservative former Rep. Pat Toomey, a Republican and former head of the anti-tax Club for Growth, which is backing his run. (Newsmax)
Specter presents energy grants Oct 16, 2009
News Posted on October 16, 2009 4:59 AM. By Evan Trowbridge Collegian Staff Writer. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Obama, liberals splitting on issues Oct 16, 2009
Obama, liberals split on security, media issues - White House- msnbc. Obama, liberals split on security, media issues. (MSNBC -- Politics)
