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'''Arlen Specter''' is a [[U.S. Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]]. First elected as a [[U.S. Republican Party|Republican]] in 1980, he changed his party affiliation to [[U.S. Democratic Party|Democratic]] in 2009, but lost the 2010 Democratic nomination to Representative [[Joe Sestak]].
'''Arlen Specter''' is a [[U.S. Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]]. First elected as a [[U.S. Republican Party|Republican]] in 1980, he changed his party affiliation to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] in 2009, but lost the 2010 Democratic nomination to Representative [[Joe Sestak]].


As a longtime member and sometimes chairman of the [[Senate Judiciary Committee]], Specter had a leading role in the confirmation hearings for several [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] nominees. His questioning of the witness [[Anita Hill]] in the hearings on [[Clarence Thomas]]'s nomination was particularly controversial.
As a longtime member and sometimes chairman of the [[Senate Judiciary Committee]], Specter had a leading role in the confirmation hearings for several [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] nominees. His questioning of the witness [[Anita Hill]] in the hearings on [[Clarence Thomas]]'s nomination was particularly controversial.

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Arlen Specter is a United States Senator from Pennsylvania. First elected as a Republican in 1980, he changed his party affiliation to Democratic in 2009, but lost the 2010 Democratic nomination to Representative Joe Sestak.

As a longtime member and sometimes chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Specter had a leading role in the confirmation hearings for several Supreme Court nominees. His questioning of the witness Anita Hill in the hearings on Clarence Thomas's nomination was particularly controversial.