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When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy.

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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
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Legacy
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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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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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When I supported the stimulus package, I knew that it would not be popular with the Republican Party.
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