GOP could raise a Specter
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The question facing hubristic conservatives in the US Senate is not whether shoving Sen. Arlen Specter off the path to chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee will improve prospects for conservative judicial appointments.
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Description: Pennsylvanian Republican Sen. Arlen Specter amassed opposition in his own party when he said that pro-life judicial nominees would have a tough time making it through committee.
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Analysis: The election of the once disgraced politician as the number two Senate Republican may mean that the G.O.P. has no intention of getting along too well with the new party in power
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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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The battle over the incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee intensified yesterday, as Republican Arlen Specter reassured his doubters that he will not block anti-abortion nominees to the Supreme Court.
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Expected incoming chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee Arlen Specter (R-PA) cautioned President Bush not to make any far-right nominations to the US Supreme Court, especially those who would overturn Roe v Wade.
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After adding a host of special-interest tax cuts aimed at garnering support from individual senators for the overall bill, the congressional Republican leadership is poised to gain
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Sen. Arlen Specter, who set off a firestorm of controversy last week among conservatives who interpreted certain remarks as a warning to President Bush not to nominate pro-life judicial candidates
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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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Out of the turmoil facing the Republican field may rise another opportunity for Senator John McCain.
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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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U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, a moderate  Republican engulfed in a political firestorm fanned by abortion  foes, wants to make the case to fellow party members that he  should head the committee that oversees judicial nominations, a  lawmaker said on Wednesday.
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The Republican candidate takes on the tough task of defending his positions before religious conservatives today.
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The Republican base has felt left out lately. Tom Coburn and Jim DeMint are two senators trying to do something about that
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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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One GOP candidate seems to be generating more than the usual personal antipathy from his rivals and their staffs. Why?
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House Republicans are changing party rules to protect their leader, native Texan, Tom DeLay. The GOP is trying to help DeLay keep his job, even if he`s indicted by a Texas grand jury.