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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.
Arlen Specter
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Arlen Specter
Age: 82 †
Born: 1930
Born: February 12
Died: 2012
Died: October 14
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