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I've been in a lot of elections.

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Arlen Specter
Age: 82 †
Born: 1930
Born: February 12
Died: 2012
Died: October 14
Former United States Senator
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Military Officer
Politician
Wichita
Kansas
Elections
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Effective security measures do not come cheap.
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The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.
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Heart disease continues to be the number one killer cancer, the number 2 killer, not far behind. The tragic aspect of these deadly diseases is that they could all be cured, I do believe, if we had sufficient funding.
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I think it's scandalous that we haven't done more to cure cancer.
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The passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, recognizing the potential danger that the aircraft they were aboard posed to large numbers of innocent Americans, American institutions, and the symbols of American democracy, took heroic and noble action to ensure that the aircraft they were aboard could not be used as a weapon.
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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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Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes.
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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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It is with unwelcome frequency that I find myself the deciding vote.
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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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The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision rejected Congress' findings and its method of reasoning, .. Is there any real justification for the court's denigrating Congress' 'method of reasoning'?.
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My change in party will enable me to be re-elected.
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My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label.
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If Romney wants to make me responsible for ObamaCare, I've said I would be proud to be responsible for it.
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Cannibals are devouring senators.
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When I supported the stimulus package, I knew that it would not be popular with the Republican Party.
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When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy.
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If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.
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I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.
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