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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
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Wichita
Kansas
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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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There is no higher value in our society than integrity.
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I really do not make deals.
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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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Resolutions are flying like snowflakes around here.
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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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Cannibals are devouring senators.
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Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.
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Beating the tea party gang is more important than who does the beating.
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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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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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When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.
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My change in party will enable me to be re-elected.
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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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When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy.
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The best way to reduce the cost of medical care is to reduce the illness.
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It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.
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Neither this nation nor this party can afford a candidate so captive to the demands of the intolerant right that we end up re-electing a president of the incompetent left.
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'Never give in' was my mindset.
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