WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) -- Heavy-hitters in the Democratic Party are taking their best shot to convince Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., to return to the fold, the state's top official says.
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said he, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa.,have tried to get the centrist Republican to move across the aisle but so far no dice, The Hill reported Tuesday.