Republican Sen. Specter plans Syria trip
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Sen. Arlen Specter, a 26-year Senate Republican, said he will visit Syria despite loud objections by the Bush administration, contending the situation in Iraq is so dire that it is time Congress step up to the plate and see what it can do.
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Sen. Arlen Specter is working the phones and embarking on a media blitz in an attempt to cement his standing as future chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the face of demands from conservatives that he be passed over.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, the moderate Republican in line to head the Senate Judiciary Committee, pledged Sunday to move quickly on White House judicial nominees if he becomes chairman.
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Sen. Arlen Specter pledged on Monday  not to oppose Supreme Court nominees just because they are  anti-abortion as the moderate Republican fought to keep alive  his bid to head the Senate panel that oversees judicial  nominations.
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U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, a treatable cancer of the lymph system, his office announced on Wednesday.
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After a pep talk from Arlen Specter, the embattled Idaho Senator may fight to keep his seat
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With Supreme Court justices becoming increasingly comfortable in the spotlight, Sen. Arlen Specter says it might finally be time for their close-ups.
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League officials are working with staff members for Sen. Arlen Specter to schedule a meeting between Specter and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for late this week or early next week.
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The former senator is making a weekend trip to Nebraska, but his plans are still up in the air.
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The famous Lebanese singer traveled to Syria last week to appear in a six-day run beginning Monday at the Damascus Opera House.
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Senator Arlen Specter joined Democrats on a Senate panel in saying that President Bush cannot simply ignore Congressional opposition to his Iraq plan.
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Senator Bill Frist said that Senator Arlen Specter must convince his fellow Republicans that he deserves to be chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Sen. Arlen Specter hoped to wrap up his bid for the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, despite protests from social conservatives.
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US Senator Mitch McConnell is in the Middle East for a two-day visit to discuss peace prospects between the Israelis and Palestinians.
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The Arlen Specter flap is the sound of the GOP's  right wing flexing its muscles
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Conservative opponents of Sen. Arlen Specter's bid to become Senate Judiciary Committee chairman are flooding Republican committee members with calls demanding he be passed over.
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US envoy William Burns travels to Syria to warn Damascus over its troops in Lebanon and alleged links with militants.