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		<title>Specter Ousted</title>
		<link>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/05/18/specter-ousted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 03:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Jacoby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Switching to the Democratic Party didn't salvage the long-time Senate Judiciary Committee member's career.]]></description>
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		<title>Specter To Hold Judiciary Panel Gavel Again?</title>
		<link>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/04/07/specter-to-hold-judiciary-panel-gavel-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/04/07/specter-to-hold-judiciary-panel-gavel-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ramonas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who became a Democrat last spring, previously held the Judiciary committee gavel from 2005 to 2007 when he was a Republican.]]></description>
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		<title>Specter Is Movin&#8217; On Up</title>
		<link>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/03/18/specter-is-movin-on-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ramonas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) is now the fifth ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. UPDATED 3:20 p.m.]]></description>
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		<title>Specter Offers Bill Aimed at Witness Intimidation</title>
		<link>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/02/24/specter-offers-bill-aimed-at-witness-intimidation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/02/24/specter-offers-bill-aimed-at-witness-intimidation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hsiang-Ching Tseng</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amy Klobuchar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arlen Specter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ted Kaufman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) and three other senators have introduced legislation making it a federal offense to intimidate or threaten a witness in a state court proceeding.
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		<title>Ex-U.S. Attorney Buchanan Close To Decision On House Run</title>
		<link>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/28/ex-u-s-attorney-buchanan-close-to-decision-on-house-run/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/28/ex-u-s-attorney-buchanan-close-to-decision-on-house-run/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ramonas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jason Altmire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Sestak]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Meehan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tom Marino]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mary Beth Buchanan, who was the Western District of Pennsylvania U.S. Attorney from 2001 until November 2009, said she is "very encouraged" about prospects for a campaign in Pennsylvania's 4th District.
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		<title>U.S. Attorney Candidates Emerge in Philadelphia, Delaware</title>
		<link>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/22/leading-u-s-attorney-candidates-emerge-in-philadelphia-delaware/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/22/leading-u-s-attorney-candidates-emerge-in-philadelphia-delaware/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Woodrow</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charles M. Oberly III]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shamsud-din Ali]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zane D. Memeger, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, is expected to be nominated for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, while Charles M. Oberly III, a former state attorney general, is expected to be nominated for Delaware U.S. Attorney, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. ]]></description>
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		<title>Rocky Road Ahead For Johnsen Confirmation</title>
		<link>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/22/rocky-road-ahead-for-johnsen-confirmation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/22/rocky-road-ahead-for-johnsen-confirmation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ramonas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ben Nelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawn Johnsen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Sessions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office of Legal Counsel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympia Snowe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Leahy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Lugar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Byrd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Brown]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Susan Collins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Harkin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Republican Senate victory in Massachusetts could create another pothole in the long and winding confirmation road for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel nominee.]]></description>
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		<title>Specter To Support Johnsen Nomination</title>
		<link>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/12/specter-to-support-johnsen-nomination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/12/specter-to-support-johnsen-nomination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ramonas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dawn Johnsen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Sestak]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The party-switching Pennsylvania Democrat is no longer opposed to the Office of Legal Counsel nominee, the senator's office said in a statement to Main Justice. UPDATED at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12.]]></description>
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		<title>Specter Challenger Urges Senator To Support Johnsen</title>
		<link>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/12/specter-challenger-urges-senator-to-support-johnsen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/12/specter-challenger-urges-senator-to-support-johnsen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ramonas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arlen Specter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawn Johnsen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Sestak]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["Senator Specter, President Obama is giving you a second chance to support his nominee to lead the Office of Legal Counsel," Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) said in a memo to the senator.]]></description>
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		<title>Specter Party Switch Delaying U.S. Attorney Vetting</title>
		<link>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/07/specter-party-switch-delaying-u-s-attorney-vetting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/07/specter-party-switch-delaying-u-s-attorney-vetting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ramonas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arlen Specter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Casey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheryl A. Krause]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dechert LLP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastern District of Pennsylvania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. Huntley Palmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Eisenhower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Meehan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Attorney nominations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The selection of a nominee for Eastern District of Pennsylvania post is likely some time away, individuals familiar with the process told the Philadelphia Daily News.]]></description>
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