Specter Wins Support for Chairmanship
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Arlen Specter on Thursday won the backing of Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans to be their new chairman, surviving complaints from abortion opponents after submitting an extraordinary statement underscoring his support for Bush judicial nominees.
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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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On Day One after Republican Sen. Arlen Specter won his fifth term, the presumptive Senate Judiciary Committee chairman warned President Bush against nominating to US Supreme Court anyone who wants to overturn
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Senator Arlen Specter called the meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell a âprivate conversationâ and stopped short of saying if the judiciary committee would call anyone to testify.
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In a decision that could roil Democratic unity in the new House, Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi passed over Rep. Alcee Hastings Tuesday for the chairmanship of the Intelligence Committee.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday strongly endorsed the leadership of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is under fire over allegations of kickbacks and bribes in the U.N. oil-for-food program.
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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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Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., who expects to head the Senate Judiciary Committee next year, moved Thursday to quell an uproar over comments that were widely interpreted
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The top House Republican, under fire for his handling of a Capitol Hill sex scandal, gained support on Wednesday in his bid to survive the political firestorm over a former congressman's lewd messages to teenage boys, party aides said.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed support for UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in the face of calls from a US senator for him to resign over the scandal-plagued UN oil-for-food programme for Iraq.
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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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Work and Pension Secretary Peter Hain is given unanimous backing  from his local party amid the donations row.
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Despite protests from anti-abortion activists, Sen. Arlen Specter is moving closer to locking down the spot as next year's Judiciary Committee chairman and shepherd to President Bush's judicial nominees in the Senate.
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Full TV coverage of the murder trial of producer Phil Spector will be allowed, says a US judge.
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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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WASHINGTON Nov 15, 2004 - As Congress returns from its election break to wrap up work for the year, a key focus will be on whether moderate Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa.
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Sen. Arlen Specter gained ground Tuesday toward winning the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which was thrown into doubt after he said judges who oppose abortion rights would face confirmation problems.