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Timothy McNulty | October 21, 2009 Nice catch here from Josh Drobnyk at the Morning Call -- Obama's big fundraiser in Philly for Specter last month didn't raise as much as advertised: Last month's presidential fundraiser for Sen. Arlen Specter in Philadelphia was billed as a $2.5 million...
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Timothy McNulty | October 1, 2009 Obama has of course gone way out of his way to support Arlen Specter's reelection, but is opposing him on a reporter's rights bill, the NYT reported yesterday : WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has told lawmakers that it opposes legislation that could protect...
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Daniel Malloy Sept. 30, 2009 This morning, President Barack Obama went to Bathesda, Md., to tour a facility for the National Institutes of Health and announce that $5 billion in stimulus money will go to NIH research across the country. Joining him was Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., who was last seen out...
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Timothy McNulty | September 16, 2009 Here's more from the Inquirer's Tom Fitzgerald, providing the behind-the-scenes pool report at the Obama-Specter fundraiser last night. Note Specter's comments on the mood (and the anger) of the American electorate: Specter spoke before POTUS. He praised...
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Timothy McNulty | September 15, 2009 Here's the pool report on the Obama/Specter fundraiser from Tom Fitzgerald of the Inquirer: President Obama told Democrats at a fundraising reception that it was vital to his agenda for them to re-elect Sen. Arlen Specter. "He was a great senator when he...
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Daniel Malloy | September 14, 2009 This morning we brought you the tale of how the Senate is suspending votes while Sen. Arlen Specter holds a fundraiser tomorrow afternoon in Philadelphia featuring President Barack Obama. (The hoped-for haul: $2.5 million.) Democratic primary foe Rep. Joe Sestak --...
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Timothy McNulty | September 14, 2009 We're back from a week's vacation, so what better way to start than a dose of Arlen Specter? CQ notes that the Senate will put its business on hold tomorrow to make way for the Obama fundraiser in Philly that Jim O'Toole mentioned here when we were gone...
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Timothy McNulty | May 27, 2009 Here are more details on the L.A. fundraiser we mentioned earlier, from Hotline (via Pa2010 ): Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) will make his debut appearance this evening at a national Dem event since switching parties. Specter will join Pres. Obama at the Beverly Hilton in LA...
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Timothy McNulty | May 21, 2009 That's the subject line on a fundraising email Joe Biden issued this morning on Specter's behalf, lauding the incumbent's stances on health care, global warming and immigration. It also points people to the Obama campaign website for more information. Here's...
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From P-G politics editor Jim O'Toole : Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch has brought him some welcome attention, and some not-so-welcome. Along with the renewed scrutiny of his record and find-raising tactics, he got a shout-out from the leader of his new party at Saturday's White House Correspondents'...