Sen. Specter switches to a Democrat, pushing party near 60-vote filibuster-resistant majorityWASHINGTON — Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate’s defection that pushed Democrats to within a vote of the 60 needed to overcome filibusters and enact President Barack Obama’s top legislative priorities. Sen. Specter switches to a Democrat, pushing party near 60-vote filibuster-resistant majorityWASHINGTON — Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate’s defection that pushed Democrats to within a vote of the 60 needed to overcome filibusters and enact President Barack Obama’s top legislative priorities. Sen. Specter switches to Democrats, pushing party near 60-vote filibuster-resistant majorityWASHINGTON — Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate’s defection that pushed Democrats to within a vote of the 60 needed to overcome filibusters and enact President Barack Obama’s top legislative priorities. Sen. Specter switches to a Democrat, pushing party near 60-vote filibuster-resistant majorityWASHINGTON — Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate’s defection that pushed Democrats to within a seat of a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority with President Barack Obama’s key legislative priorities on the horizon. Sen. Specter switches to a Democrat, pushing party near 60-vote filibuster-resistant majorityWASHINGTON — Veteran Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that stunned the Senate, a moderate’s defection that left Democrats one seat shy of a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority with many of President Barack Obama’s key legislative priorities on the horizon. Sen. Specter switches to Democrats, pushing party near 60-vote filibuster-resistant majorityWASHINGTON — Veteran Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that stunned the Senate, a moderate’s defection that left Democrats one seat shy of a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority with many of President Barack Obama’s key legislative priorities on the horizon. Sen. Specter switching parties, plans to carry Democratic banner after decades as RepublicanWASHINGTON — Veteran Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania abruptly switched parties Tuesday, a move intended to boost his re-election chances that also pushed Democrats within one seat of a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority. Sen. Specter switching parties, plans to carry Democratic banner after decades as RepublicanWASHINGTON — Veteran Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania abruptly switched parties Tuesday, a move intended to boost his re-election chances that also pushed Democrats within one seat of a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority. |
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