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Arlen Specter
Age: 82 †
Born: 1930
Born: February 12
Died: 2012
Died: October 14
Former United States Senator
Lawyer
Military Officer
Politician
Wichita
Kansas
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Dying
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When the president acts in absence of a congressional grant of authority, he can rely only upon his own independent powers. When the president takes measures incompatible with the express or implied will of Congress, his power is at its lowest ebb.
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I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule.
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I beat a brain tumor.
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The Republican Party has moved so far to the right, you can't recognize Mitt Romney. What Mitt Romney will appear in October? Mitt Romney has changed positions more often than a pornographic movie queen.
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Neither this nation nor this party can afford a candidate so captive to the demands of the intolerant right that we end up re-electing a president of the incompetent left.
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My change in party will enable me to be re-elected.
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I don't expect people to agree with all my votes.
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I do come from a strong family.
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American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.
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It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.
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When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy.
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Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget for the next fiscal year.
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If you can get people to laugh, you can get people to listen.
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Cannibals are devouring senators.
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My definition of winning at squash is playing and surviving, and I've never lost a match.
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When the 14th Amendment, equal protection clause was enacted, the galleries in the Senate were segregated. Now we have integration.
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The best way to reduce the cost of medical care is to reduce the illness.
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The extremists took over the primary process.
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When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.
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