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Specter Moves Left. Republicans Now at the Crossroads.

April 29th, 2009 · Comments Off · Politics

In this early spring of 2009 we may have reached a watershed. Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania just switched parties, from Republican to Democrat. What are the implications of this move? One certain change is “the numbers” in the Senate. Now that the much-younger-appearing 79-year old Senator from Pennsylvania has switched to the Democratic side [...]

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