On AlterNet: arlen specter
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Mike Elk, AlterNet. June 17, 2009.
Women had come and gone, dogs had died, but Yuengling had always been there for me - until now.
Art Levine, Huffington Post. May 20, 2009.
A definitive study of anti-union campaigns finds that corporations are punishing workers seeking to form a union with a wide range of tactics.
David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. May 7, 2009.
This is pretty exciting.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. May 3, 2009.
Specter wants Democratic votes, but doesn't want to earn them. It's a dynamic that practically begs for a primary.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. May 1, 2009.
It all depends on how Democrats use him.
Ryan Powers, Think Progress AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. April 30, 2009.
Democratic senators Evan Bayh (IN), Robert Byrd (WV), and Ben Nelson (NE) also voted no.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. April 29, 2009.
"For years, many in the conservative world have wished for an ideologically purer GOP. Their wish has been granted. Happy?"
Kevin Zeese, OpEdNews.com. April 29, 2009.
It's looking like the 2010 elections may cement the Dems' one party rule.
Ryan Grim, Huffington Post AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. April 28, 2009.
Specter's switch to the Democratic Party "underscores the blunt reality" that the GOP is not a welcome place for moderates.
Arlen Specter, AlterNet: PEEK. April 28, 2009.
"I will not be an automatic 60th vote for cloture. For example, my position on Employees Free Choice will not change."
Willam Fisher, IPS News. March 4, 2009.
Witnesses' ranged from calling a commission a "profoundly bad idea" to "critically important."