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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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When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy.
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When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.
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To put more American personnel in harm's way without a realistic chance for success is something I'm not in favor of. And a realistic chance for success depends upon having the Iraqis with the will and the ability to fulfill their share of the bargain, and so far they have not.
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My change in party will enable me to be re-elected.
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