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Arlen Specter's New Book Full of DC Nudity

Matt Cantor — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:22:05 CDT

Admit it—you've always wondered what Ted Kennedy looked like naked. Wonder no longer: In his new book, Life Among Cannibals, former senator Arlen Specter includes more than you ever needed to know about nudity on Capitol Hill. Among the highlights, from the Washington Post : "For years when (people) groused...

Specter: Romney Changes Positions Like a Porn Star

Polly Davis Doig — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:30:03 CDT

If Arlen Specter told a joke in the woods and there were no one there to hear it, well, at least there would be a lot fewer of us holding our heads and groaning. The former senator, who's spent his voter-mandated retirement ostensibly dabbling as a comedian , is now cracking...

Arlen Specter Does Stand-Up

Kevin Spak — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:07:55 CST

Arlen Specter has a new gig, and to hear him tell it, it’s a logical progression from his old one. “I’ve been in comedy now for 30 years,” he told the audience at the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia. “It’s sit-down comedy.” Yes, believe it or not, the former senator...

Specter Chides Kagan on Dodging, May Vote No

John Johnson — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:23:59 CDT

Elena Kagan has demonstrated a winning sense of humor during her confirmation hearings, but count Democrat Arlen Specter among those unamused. When she refused (as she has throughout the hearings) to provide a detailed response to a legal question, he cut her short to criticize her evasion and warned that...

Please, Let 'Overblown' Sestak Story Go Away

Kevin Spak — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:45:00 CDT

The story from the White House is that Bill Clinton, on Rahm Emanuel's behest, offered Joe Sestak an “unpaid advisory position” to drop out of the race against Arlen Specter. It's an obvious lie—come on, would Sestak even consider dropping out for so little?—and Joe Klein of Time...

Sestak Confirms Clinton Offer: 'I Said No'

John Johnson — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:05:12 CDT

Drip by drip, we're getting a clearer picture of the White House's attempt to keep Joe Sestak out of the Arlen Specter race. Sestak today confirmed that Bill Clinton called him last summer, reports Politico . A portion of his statement: "He expressed concern over my prospects if I were to...

White House Asked Bill Clinton to Talk to Sestak

John Johnson — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:06:12 CDT

Bill Clinton has emerged in the middle of the Joe Sestak controversy. He's the man the White House asked to talk to Sestak about dropping out of the Pennsylvania Senate race to clear the way for Arlen Specter, reports the Washington Post . Clinton offered Sestak a "prominent, but unpaid, advisory...

Obama on Sestak: 'Nothing Improper Took Place'

John Johnson — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:59:00 CDT

Republicans might be thinking impeachment , but President Obama says he "can assure the public that nothing improper took place" in regard to Joe Sestak. At his news conference today, Obama didn't elaborate much when asked whether his administration offered the congressman a cushy job to stay out of Arlen Specter's...

GOPers Smell Impeachment in Sestak Job Offer

Kevin Spak — Thu, 27 May 2010 07:32:44 CDT

Republicans are calling for the attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Joe Sestak's claims that someone in the Obama administration offered him a high-ranking job to drop out of the Pennsylvania primary race against Arlen Specter. And they've already used the “I” word. “It's very clear that...