As his state becomes the central battleground in the race for the White House, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has a larger battle to fight, his office announced yesterday. In a statement , Specter’s staff said he had been diagnosed with an early recurrence of Hodgkin’s disease, a form of cancer the five-term incumbent who first beat the disease after being diagnosed in 2005.
A routine follow-up scan and biopsy showed cancer had returned to Specter’s chest, but a biopsy on his bone marrow was negative, a positive sign that the disease has not spread. Specter will undergo chemotherapy for twelve weeks and will continue to perform his official duties, his office reports.
Meanwhile, Specter’s doctor at the University of Pennsylvania says the one-time survivor has a good chance of doing so again. "Senator Specter has an excellent chance of again achieving a complete remission of his Hodgkin’s disease. Senator Specter’s early diagnosis of his r...
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Giants expected to make huge offer to Sabathia
The room is about to get more crowded in the auction for free agent left-hander CC Sabathia, if it hasn’t already.
Giants heighten interest in Hudson Giants heighten interest in Hudson The Giants ‘ pursuit of free-agent second baseman Orlando Hudson, previously considered casual, is apparently serious.
Fla. senators make good on World Series wager Pennsylvania Sens. Arlen Spect... more
Fla. senators make good on World Series wager Pennsylvania Sens. Arlen Specter and Bob Casey have accepted payoff for their World Series bet with their Florida counterparts.
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We’ve blogged about Susan Collins before , and now we’re blogging about her again, and with good reason: her race for US Senator from Maine is #8 on our list of the top 10 Senate races to watch this fall!
Republicans are scrambling to protect as many of their Senate seats as possible this election year, while Democrats are aiming to obtain the coveted filibuster-proof 60-member majority. Susan Collins, however, stands out as one incumbent Republican Senator who seems to be havin... more
So Barrack Obama is a Comie, Muslim, Atheist, Satanist, glue sniffing, Bed wetting pansy.
Can anyone explain to me why these people are endorsing him?
Google CEO Eric Schmidt
http://gizmodo.com/5066080/google-ceo-wants-to-be-president-obamas-tech-chief
Warren Buffett, the world’s richest man
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iEoh4tPLHPMMok875VIJDcq3FOKg
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell
http://www.newyorker.com/onl... more
Barack Obama and Joe Biden have an ethics plan to make sure the U.S. government is working for the American people. Barack will start by shining the light on Washington lobbyists and special interests. Obama and Biden will create a centralized Internet database of lobbying reports, ethics records, and campaign finance filings in a searchable, sortable and downloadable format so average Americans can see what’s going on in Washington. Barack will end the abuse of no-bid contract... more
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Rematch In OH-2 From: realclearpolitics.com Post Date: 2008-03-05 10:15:00
Faced with a competitive primary for the second year in a row, Rep. Jean Schmidt came out victorious again. After being held to just 48% in the 2006 primary, Schmidt defeated State Rep. Tom Brinkman 57%-40% for the GOP nomination in Ohio’s 2nd District.
Though Schmidt improved her winning percentage from 2006, it was another sub-par primary performance for an incumbent. She now must confront a familiar face in the general election. Victoria Wulsin, a physician, defeated att... more
Reps. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Ron Paul (R-TX) scored big wins last night, holding off primary challenges in their respective districts. After spending months in the presidential race, both congressmen dropped their long-shot bids and subsequently found themselves in trouble at home.
In Ohio’s 10th District, Kucinich faced the toughest primary challenge of his career from Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman, a 10-year veteran of Cleveland city politics. Cimperman... more
Good Wednesday morning. Despite our best efforts at a vacation, certain recent events demand attention. Here’s what a tired Washington is waking up to today:
-- The Senate is back in action on a bill regarding the Consumer Product Safety Commission, while the House votes on a bill on Iraq reconstruction and celebrates the debut, 58 years ago, of Earl Lloyd, the first black player in the NBA. President Bush meets with King Abdullah of Jordan and a certain Senator from Arizona, for an en... more
On Polling From: realclearpolitics.com Post Date: 2008-03-06 13:00:00
Part of our promise here at Politics Nation is that you, our readers, will be able to find the latest polling data on any House, Senate or Gubernatorial race you happen to find interesting. There will be no shortage of them -- either races you’re interested in or surveys from those hot spots -- in the coming months, but it is important to remember that not all polls are created equal.
It will be our goal to bring you the latest numbers from pollsters whose methodology is commonly accep... more
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