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 Specter's Cancer Returns 

Pennsylvania Republican, 78, says he'll work while undergoing chemotherapy

Apr 15, 08 7:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - After three years in remission, cancerous Hodgkin's disease has reappeared in the body of Sen. Arlen Specter, the Pennsylvania Republican said today. "I consider this just another bump on the road to a successful recovery from Hodgkin's, from which I've been symptom-free for three years," said Specter, 78.... More »

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cancer • Arlen Specter • Hodgkin's disease • recurrence

Clinton, Obama Both
Inflate Senate Records

From laws to peace deals, candidates' roles appear to grow in hindsight

Mar 24, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama didn’t take part in meetings on immigration legislation in 2006, recalls Arlen Specter, one of the handful of senators who did, but Specter just shrugs when the Illinois Democrat says he did. “It’s not an unusual matter for senators to take a little extra credit,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Senate • Kosovo • Arlen Specter • experience • Orrin Hatch • Chris Dodd • SCHIP • Northern Ireland peace deal

Bush Spars With Senators Over Housing Fixes

Democrats and Republicans push to go further; feds don't want 'bailout'

Feb 27, 08 11:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Congressional Democrats are pushing for new bankruptcy rules to help homeowners suffering from the mortgage crisis, the Washington Post reports—though the White House says it will veto any plan that could hurt lenders and send mortgage rates upward. Democrats say enough Republicans from hard-hit states could join them in... More »

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Senate • Arlen Specter • mortgage • Mortgage Bankers Association • housing • Federal Housing Administration • subprime crisis • Richard Durbin

Mortgage Crisis: Judges to the Rescue?

Democrats back plan
to let jurists change
loan terms

Feb 26, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Over the loud objections of lenders, Senate Democrats are lining up behind a plan to give bankruptcy judges the power to alter mortgages, the LA Times reports. The proposals could go to the floor as early as today. “This bill will have more impact… than any other option currently... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • bankruptcy • Arlen Specter • Dick Durbin • mortgage rate freeze • lending practices • housing crisis • subprime crisis

Specter: Patriots Spying Since 2000

Senator says NFL chief told him Belichick thought it was legal

Feb 14, 08 1:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The New York Jets were just the tip of the iceberg as far as spying goes for New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Senator Arlen Specter said yesterday that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told him Belichick has been illegally taping opponents defensive signals since 2000, reports the Associated Press. Most... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • New England Patriots • Arlen Specter • Bill Belichick

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Specter Presses NFL Commish on Spying Flap

Senator calls Pats case 'analogous to the CIA destruction of tapes'

Feb 1, 08 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Arlen Specter wants to know why the NFL destroyed evidence of spying by the New England Patriots, the New York Times reports. The Republican senator from Pennsylvania says commissioner Roger Goodell will eventually be called to answer for the tapes' destruction in the context of the league’s antitrust exemption.... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • Senate Judiciary Committee • Arlen Specter • obstruction of justice

Mukasey Tells Congress to Back Off CIA Tapes Inquiry

AG won't divulge investigation details

Dec 14, 07 3:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Mukasey isn't about to open up to Democratic lawmakers who want details of the Justice Department’s ongoing investigation into the CIA’s destruction of interrogation tapes, the Washington Post reports. In letters sent today, the new AG also restated his objections to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate,... More »

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Congress • CIA • Department of Justice • Senate Democrats • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • Michael Mukasey • interrogation techniques

Committee Votes to Hold Rove, Bolten in Contempt

Act challenging executive privilege may stall before full Senate

Dec 13, 07 12:37 PM CST
(Newser) - The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to hold Karl Rove and Josh Bolten in contempt today, the AP reports, for ignoring subpoenas on the US attorneys scandal. The White House, however, says the citations will likely die on the Senate floor. “I vote knowing that it’s highly likely to... More »

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Bush administration • Karl Rove • Senate • Senate Judiciary Committee • Arlen Specter • Josh Bolten • US attorney firings

Senator Has Hots for Anti-Sex Ed

Arlen Specter racks
up $8M for abstinence education in state

Oct 31, 07 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Arlen Specter has won over $8 million in earmarks for abstinence education in Pennsylvania, sparking jibes from critics and accusations of political pandering. The moderate Republican senator supports abortion rights and sex education, Politico reports, leading some to cry hypocrisy when he directs money to no-sex-until-marriage projects like Coolvirginity.com. More »

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earmarks • Arlen Specter • Pennsylvania • abstinence education • abstinence

Mukasey Calls Waterboarding 'Repugnant,' Dodges Legality

AG nominee's 'massive hedge' worries critics

Oct 31, 07 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey frustrated senators on both sides of the aisle by again refusing to specify whether he considers waterboarding a form of torture, calling it only "repugnant," CNN reports. "Hypotheticals are different from real life," Mukasey wrote to confirmation committee members yesterday, adding... More »

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torture • Attorney General • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • Michael Mukasey • confirmation hearings • waterboarding

Mukasey Hits Resistance
on Torture

Dems balk over AG nominee's refusal to rule out waterboarding

Oct 27, 07 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - If AG nominee Michael Mukasey doesn't clarify his views on which interrogation techniques are constitutional, Democratic senators say they may oppose his confirmation. Proceedings that were expected to be smooth sailing ran into trouble this week when Mukasey, who has denounced the use of torture, declined to specify whether he... More »

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torture • Attorney General • Harry Reid • Arlen Specter • Michael Mukasey • confirmation hearings • waterboarding

Senate Brokers Truce With Bush on Domestic Spying

Includes immunity for phone companies

Oct 18, 07 4:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Democrats and Republicans have brokered a deal on legislation regarding the White House domestic spying and wiretapping program—including a highly controversial grant of immunity to telecommunication companies that co-operated with warrantless wiretaps. The deal marks a victory for the White House because Democrats had to kill a House... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • CIA • FBI • Hamas • White House • House Judiciary Committee • American Civil Liberties Union • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • Senate Intelligence Committee • Mike McConnell • warrantless wiretapping • domestic spying • John D. Rockefeller • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court • Louie Gohmert • domestic wiretapping • al-Qaeda

 Dems Demand Torture Memos

Anger erupts over secret approval for extreme interrogation techniques

Oct 5, 07 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The disclosure by the New York Times of secret Justice Department memos greenlighting the use of torture techniques on terror suspects has triggered an uproar on Capitol Hill. Democrats have demanded to see the memos, which authorized head-slapping, sleep deprivation, freezing, a near-drowning technique called water boarding and other painful... More »

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CIA • Department of Justice • Arlen Specter • Judiciary Committee • Senate Intelligence Committee • interrogation techniques • John D. Rockefeller • Steven Bradbury

Craig May Not Resign After All

Idaho senator could stick if he clears his name in court

Sep 5, 07 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Embattled Sen. Larry Craig, arrested for disorderly conduct after allegedly soliciting sex in an airport men's room, is now flip-flopping on his decision to resign from the Senate Sept. 30. Craig is fighting the charges to which he pleaded guilty three months ago and will consider staying in the Senate... More »

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ethics • Minneapolis • Senate • Arlen Specter • resignation • airport • Larry Craig • Idaho Statesman • political scandal

DNI Exposes Broader Spying

Gonzales still under fire for perjury

Aug 1, 07 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The executive branch has had more authority to spy on citizens than yet reported, the Washington Post revealed today. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell explained yesterday that the controversial NSA warrantless wiretapping and data mining program was only one element in a broader series of secret surveillance activities issued... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Charles Schumer • Arlen Specter • NSA • spy • surveillance • wiretap • executive order • Mike McConnell • DNI • data mining • warrantless wiretapping

Intel Memo Contradicts Gonzales

Senator threatens perjury probe over conflicting accounts

Jul 26, 07 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales' Senate testimony this week is at odds with a year-old intelligence document, and the discrepancy may earn the AG in a congressional perjury investigation. At issue is a 2004 White House briefing, which Gonzales has repeatedly testified did not concern the warrantless wiretapping program; a memo from the... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • John Ashcroft • Senate Judiciary Committee • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • National Security Agency • Terrorist Surveillance Program • warrantless wiretapping

Fitzgerald Faces Senate Grilling on Scooter

Committee to probe sentencing guidelines after commutation

Jul 9, 07 4:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The man who prosecuted Scooter Libby for obstruction of justice may be grilled by senators  investigating the case, Bloomberg reports. Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee said yesterday they want to question Patrick Fitzgerald on the case, including sentencing guidelines. In commuting Libby's sentence last week, President Bush claimed it... More »

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Patrick Fitzgerald • Senate Judiciary Committee • Arlen Specter • Lewis Scooter Libby • George W. Bush

Vote on AG Derails in Senate

Legislative maneuver comes up 7 votes short

Jun 11, 07 8:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - A no-confidence vote on Alberto Gonzales failed to get out of the Senate today when a procedural vote to cut off debate failed by seven votes. Both sides proclaimed partial victory: Republicans had blasted the vote as a stunt, but Democrats lured seven GOP senators across party lines to support... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Senate • Trent Lott • Arlen Specter • no confidence

Dems Withdraw Immigration Bill

Bill "on life support" - may revive this year

Jun 8, 07 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The hotly contested immigration reform bill collapsed on the Senate floor Thursday, after appearing to survive challenges from detractors in both parties. The measure fell 15 votes short of a move to curtail debate and move toward a final vote. That leaves it stalled, although the New York Times reports... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • Senate • guestworker programs • Ted Kennedy • Arlen Specter • amnesty • citizenship • reform

Gonzales Gets Little Help In Fight for Job

AG preps for Senate testimony without White House, Justice Dept. aid

Apr 5, 07 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales is prepping for his April 17 Senate testimony as strenuously as if it were a confirmation proceeding, the Washington Post reports, since his job clearly depends upon it. And he's going it alone: Thanks to possible obstruction of justice charges, DOJ lawyers won't let the attorney general coordinate... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • US attorney • Republican • Senate hearings • Senate • White House • Arlen Specter • Ed Gillespie • Timothy Flanigan

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