U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who faces perhaps his toughest re-election fight in 2010, will speak in Lancaster County on Monday. The veteran Republican lawmaker will appear at a morning breakfast being held by the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry at Willow Valley Resort.  Specter, who will appear with U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts, is scheduled […]

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Roll Call says Pennsylvania’s Republican representatives in Congress, including Rep. Joe Pitts, are staying out of what is expected to be a blockbuster of a race in 2010 — despite calls from National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn to unite behind Sen. Arlen Specter in his matchup against Pat Toomey.
The state’s Republican House Members […]

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Arlen Specter goes on Howard Stern. Apparently Stern is a “long-time admirer” of the Republican U.S. senator, according to Politico’s Glenn Thrush. The talk-show host said he’s going to send a check and help get him re-elected, and that his audience votes in a block so “they’ll all help him out,” according to this […]

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Who’s right? Who’s wrong? I don’t know. But The Washington Post’s Jennifer Agiesta makes a good point about the dueling polls out today on the potential Specter/Toomey matchup in 2010. (The Franklin & Marshall College Poll has Specter beating Toomey 33%-18%, but Quinnipiac University has Toomey up 41%-27%). The big difference between the two polls […]

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