RSSDems award Specter a chairmanship
From: The Washington Times | May 8, 2009
Senate Democratic leaders on Thursday gave Sen. Arlen Specter the chairmanship of a key Judiciary subcommittee, pacifying the veteran Pennsylvania lawmaker after his shaky start as the chambers newest Democrat. In another reversal of fortune, Mr. Specter’s prospects for re-election as a Democrat in 2010 improved slightly when Republican heavyweight Tom Ridge announced he would not enter the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania. Mr. Specter, 79, switched parties last week after 28 years as a Republican senator. He thought it would help his quest for re-election but suffered an almost immediate setback when Senate Democrats voted Tuesday to strip him …
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