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'Never give in' was my mindset.

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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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Kansas
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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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We're all looking for a plan that will work. The current plan is not working, and 21,500 additional troops -- it's a snowball in July. It's not going to work.
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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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It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.
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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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My change in party will enable me to be re-elected.
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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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It so happens that I'm pro choice.
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I beat a brain tumor.
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It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.
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The best way to reduce the cost of medical care is to reduce the illness.
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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 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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The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.
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