Sen. Specter fights for top Judiciary post
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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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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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Senator Arlen Specter came under attack by conservatives as being too liberal to lead the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Pro-family conservatives blasted Pennsylvania Arlen Specter for issuing what was taken as warnings to President Bush that nominations of pro-life justices to the Supreme Court would not make it pass him and the new Senate.
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Senator Arlen Specter's bid to become chairman of the Judiciary Committee is endangered by conservative opposition.
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The Supreme Court Justice is vying for the chief's seat on the bench
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Sen. Arlen Specter, a defender of  abortion rights, gained the support on Thursday of fellow  Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, effectively  winning his fight to chair the panel that reviews judicial  nominees.
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Roger Goodell said heâd be willing to meet with Senator Arlen Specter, who sent a letter the previous day asking why tapes shot by the Patriots in the cheating scandal were destroyed.
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Sen. Arlen Specter had better watch out. The day after President Bush&#39;s election triumph, Republican Sen. Arlen Specter - who is expected to be chosen chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee â-ired
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Sen. Arlen Specter, a defender of abortion rights, gained the support on Thursday of fellow Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, effectively winning his fight
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Sen. Arlen Specter, a Republican  defender of abortion rights, made progress on Tuesday in his  embattled bid to head the committee that reviews judicial  nominations, party aides said.
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US Sen. Arlen Specter, a moderate opposed by anti-abortion groups, picked up the support of another Republican colleague on Monday in his bid to head the committee that oversees judicial nominations.
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One of the most ferocious fights possible for Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins next year is in a realm they haven&#39;t entered yet: a confirmation battle over a Supreme Court nominee.
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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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U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch predicted on  Tuesday that Sen. Arlen Specter would succeed him as Judiciary  Committee chairman next year despite some conservative  opposition to the Pennsylvania lawmaker's support for abortion  rights.
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Raising the gavel with a grin, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter opened his first hearing Thursday by allowing more criticism of the Bush administration than his predecessor and by questioning some of the Patriot Act's police powers.
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Sen. Arlen Specter gained ground Tuesday toward winning the Senate Judiciary Committee chairmanship, which was thrown into doubt after he said judges who oppose abortion rights would face confirmation problems in the Senate.