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May 21, 2010
This week on The Confab: The irascible Arlen Specter. What does his loss mean for the Democrats and is "pack journalism" sealing their fate? Plus, the commercialization of "black is beautiful."
* Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.
* Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
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by David Swerdlick onMay 19, 2010
The President didn’t do anything, but he still got election results he can easily live with.
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by Terence Samuel onMay 18, 2010
Contrary to conventional wisdom, we shouldn't read too much in Pennsylvania voters rejecting a Republican-turned-Democrat.
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by Terence Samuel onApril 28, 2009
The Senate’s newest Democrat is likely to cause his new party as much anguish as he caused his old one.
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April 28, 2009
Don’t buy the public bravado. My fellow Republicans are hurting over Specter’s defection. And the pain is self-inflicted.
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by Dayo Olopade onApril 28, 2009
The Republican senator’s defection filibuster-proofs the Dems. And it just might make the Senate more bipartisan.
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by Joe R. Hicks onApril 28, 2009
Republican Sen. Arlen Specter is switching sides and giving the Dems their 60-seat, filibuster-proof majorty.
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