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I've never walked out of a room and had a disagreement as to what was said.

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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
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Wichita
Kansas
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