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To: Cogito who wrote (169201)8/14/2011 6:59:08 PM
From: Dale Baker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 544240
 
Why do you think that citing facts will make any difference this time compared to the first 76 similar occurrences? Did someone give you a sacred but futile quest to fulfill in life?

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To: Cogito who wrote (169201)8/14/2011 7:15:31 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 544240
 
Specter Leaves GOP, Shifting Senate Balance

hi Chikwendiu -- The Washington Post)


Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter leaves a news conference where he announced he is leaving the Republican Party to join the Democrats. (Gerald Martineau -- The Washington Post)

Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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The addition of Specter to their ranks, coupled with the likelihood that the Minnesota Supreme Court will name Al Franken the winner of that state's disputed Senate race in the coming months, means that Democrats are all but certain to control a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the chamber for the first time in about 30 years.
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