Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing in Washington
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) listens to testimony from Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the fourth day of her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 16, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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Bob Edgar, a former six-term Pennsylvania congressman and Methodist minister known for pushing liberal reforms, died, colleagues said. He was 69.
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The author says Arab rejection of Israel is the true hurdle to solving the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
Nearly 1,500 mourners filled a Penn Valley, Pa., temple Tuesday in a moving funeral ceremony for Sen. Arlen Specter, 82, who died Sunday.
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan campaigns in Virginia Tuesday, his office said.
Arlen Specter, who served five consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate, died Sunday at his home in Philadelphia. He was 82.
Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who suffers from cancer, was released from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, officials said.
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