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It so happens that I'm pro choice.

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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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Wichita
Kansas
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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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My definition of winning at squash is playing and surviving, and I've never lost a match.
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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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No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of a nominee for the Supreme Court for a lifetime appointment.
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How many members of Congress go face the people in a town meeting and are prepared to answer questions from the floor. That to me is the real litmus test.
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I really do not make deals.
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The best way to reduce the cost of medical care is to reduce the illness.
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Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.
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I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans.
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It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.
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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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The extremists took over the primary process.
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Resolutions are flying like snowflakes around here.
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We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that the Iraqi oil be used to pay our military expenses. We are asking only that the Iraqi oil be used to rebuild Iraq - that is, to rebuild Iraq for the Iraqi people.
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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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It is with unwelcome frequency that I find myself the deciding vote.
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It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.
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Beating the tea party gang is more important than who does the beating.
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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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Cannibals are devouring senators.
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