Ron Burgundy Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arlen Specter, a gruff, independent-minded moderate who spent three decades in the U.S. Senate but was spurned by Pennsylvania voters after switching in 2009 from Republican to Democrat, died on Sunday of cancer, his family said. He was 82. Specter played a pivotal role in many of the major issues of his time, including the investigation into the assassination of President John Kennedy, disputes over controversial Supreme Court nominees, and the Senate vote not to remove President Bill Clinton from office for perjury after an affair. ... http://news.yahoo.com/former-senator-arlen-specter-dies-cancer-reports-171617466.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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