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Former Senator Arlen Specter Dies At 82

by Nina Totenberg, NPR
October 15, 2012

Arlen Specter, reviled by the right, mistrusted by the left and ever unpredictable, was nonetheless a major force in the U.S. Senate for three decades. He cast what were often crucial votes on everything from judicial nominations to economic policy.

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