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...“They have succeeded in terrifying the moderates – and even conservatives who are not far enough to the right,” says Arlen Specter, a former Pennsylvania senator who was a longtime target of the group and...
...“Sixty is something of an artificial number,” said Jennifer Duffy at the Cook Political Report. “On any given issue, both parties will lose some of its members....
...Patrick Leahy and Arlen Specter, the top Democrat and Republican lawmakers on the Senate judiciary committee, have introduced legislation that would restore the right of habeas to detainees at Guantanamo...
...There is also a small risk in being too quick to predict the failure of Congress in this area: Arlen Specter, senator and chairman of the Senate judiciary committee, is still trying to revive legislation...
...Additional reporting by Jennifer Hughes in New York For regional reports, see www.ft.com/usa...
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