Michele Bachmann's blabbing drives Arlen Specter to patronize

Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, whose jump over to the Democratic Party last year turned his name into a political verb for switching sides whenever it's ...
Specter pitches constitutional amendment in response to Citizens United case

Arlen Specter (D-Pa) on Thursday railed on the Supreme Court's decision to permit corporations and unions to spend as individuals do during elections. ...
It's time to bail out our court system

Arlen Specter, the second hearing following last month's four-part series on the court system in the Inquirer. Specter's best idea is pouring federal money ...
Specter now says he'll support Dawn Johnsen for Office of Legal Counsel

Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) announced Tuesday that he would support law professor Dawn Johnsen as the new leader of a critical Justice Department post. ...
What Obama Effect? Democratic Flops Could Lower President's Campaign Profile

Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania by 9 percentage points. Obama won Pennsylvania by 10 percentage points, Nevada by 12.5 points and Colorado by 9 points. ...
Midstaters deserve Specter-Sestak debate

Arlen Specter once said, “Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.” The senator faces what might be the toughest election of ...
A profile of U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter

Arlen Specter wants as he sits down at the Vietnam Georgetown Restaurant after a bruising day of fighting for survival is a gin martini, with olives. ...
A Political Nor'easter
Arlen Specter (D-PA) declared 41 Republican senators "a national asset." After seeing a primary poll that suggested he might not be one of those 41 much longer, he switched parties to become the 60th vote for the Democrats (a "Sen. Franken" was inevitable at that point). Flash forward to last night. With a higher turnout than Gov. Deval Patrick's 2006 election, Massachusetts voters (yes, Massachusetts) sent a message in agreement with Specter's original comments. What to make of this shocker and what waves does this send throughout the country?After the 2009 blowout in Virginia, combined with Chris Christie's not so close win in New Jersey (a 4 point win with a conservative 3rd p...
Specter Joins Coakley Email Party
Arlen Specter (D-PA) asked his campaign list to donate to Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, joining his Senate colleagues with a plea to keep ...