Arlen Specter

TV highlights: Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 21-22, 2009

Saturday, November 21, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS Saturday night, on an hour-long "True Jackson, VP" (Nickelodeon at 8:30), True gets turned down for a date -- but starts to feel better when the guy hires Natasha Bedingfield to serenade...

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U.S. could help disrupt China's Internet censorship

THE MOST interesting question President Obama fielded in China came over the Internet, via the U.S. Embassy, from a Chinese citizen who asked, "Do you know of the firewall? Should we be able to use Twitter freely?" In response,...

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Pelosi calls Afghan Karzai "unworthy partner"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

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Dems push ahead on health vote

With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democratic leaders pushed ahead Friday toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications the rank-and-file would stand together on President Barack...

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IL-Sen. 2010: Hughes seeks DeMint's primary support (to fight RINO Mark Kirk!)

Could Illinois Senate candidate Patrick Hughes be the next insurgent Republican candidate to get the backing of Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)? Hughes is slated for his second meeting with DeMint on Thursday (the two also met in...

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Heating up in the Sunshine State

HEATING UP IN THE SUNSHINE STATE.... In January, when it looked Florida Gov. Charlie Crist would face former state House Speaker Marco Rubio in a Republican Senate primary, a poll showed the governor with a commanding lead, 57%...

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Specter: Now With Full-Fledged Socialist Goodness

I find it ironic that Sen Arlen Specter claimed that the Republican party left him, thus forcing him to become a Democrat. But yet, when one looks at his career, voting record, and his statements on American values, a person...

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Specter Opposes Adding Troops in Afghanistan

On a blogger conference call this afternoon, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) announced he can’t support a potential addition of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. “We ought not to add troops in Afghanistan,” Specter said, adding that he...

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Doctors recommend less often Pap tests

New guidelines for cervical-cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21 and be screened less often than previously recommended. The New York Times New guidelines for cervical-cancer screening say...

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Changing Skyline: Let the master planners decide how to get to the Delaware waterfront

Philadelphia's new Delaware waterfront manager isn't supposed to choose a master planner until its Monday meeting, but in characteristic fashion, the politicians are laying the dynamite to sabotage the effort.

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