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Remembering Sen. Arlen Specter

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    A look at the life and career of longtime Pennsylvania senator

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Hopefully good enough not to woke up feeling you better -- -- you -- -- coming on America's Newsroom.

Well I -- of them had a chance to talk to back of my only regret is that I can't just say you went up there in the.

We want to back in your team about this that I got that -- now.

Senator -- -- way it is always a pleasure seeing you win win win -- around here Greg did not come back from Washington over.

Never mind the high live from new York -- and half minutes -- -- -- -- -- song.

Senator all of -- you good luck this morning.

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Browser she's dead in New York the big big big fish are sent back to remember -- autograph for a movie good thank you senators.

Your senator it's great to CEO.

Where a lot of fight you for the invitation where I'm Mara.

He was -- what -- said wait a minute away and -- -- -- guards were trying to restrain him -- Are pushing out a report as Chevron world of social and wait a minute or tomorrow let him have -- it and he finally had to say.

The abroad is just ordered closed tomorrow and those are harsh as much ground -- -- democracy.

And I was former Pennsylvania senator Arlen Specter in his own words just a couple of his many appearances with me here on FNC.

Senator Specter died over the weekend at the age of 82 after a long battle with non hodgkin's lymphoma.

He caused controversy -- his career when he switched parties and then lost -- senate seat.

But he spent most of his life dedicated to public service and to making this country a better place.

He had done everything he -- everywhere he'd met every one.

And I am proud to say that I considered him a friend.

And I will miss him.

Chief Washington correspondent Jim Angle joins me now with more -- -- -- and well Arlen Specter as you indicated a man whose loyalties straddle both political parties.

Served in the senate for thirty years the longest serving senator in Pennsylvania history.

Senator Specter would say that they have at times -- ability to upset a bunch of folks on either side.

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I guess is -- -- say it at mavericks maverick he definitely was an individual in -- -- themselves and he never backed down from a fight.

He was also at the center of maker political developments for fifteen years starting with the Warren commission which is investigating the Kennedy assassination of course.

Now previously a Democrat he was elected to the senate in 1980 -- Republican.

-- served on the Judiciary Committee irritating both Republicans and Democrats.

-- It was his questioning in his tenacious tenacious as -- that.

You know the soul of the defeat of Robert Bork and on the other side -- little while later.

He was his penetrating questioning of Anita Hill.

And that's all the confirmation of Clarence Thomas much today anger of many women many moderates many Democrats.

That later as chairman of judiciary he helped shepherd John Roberts and Samuel -- go to confirmation.

In 2009.

The -- he supported the Obama stimulus plan which brought a Republican challenger in Patrick -- So Specter simply changed parties giving a huge boost to the administration.

Clearly he's going to be remembered for switching parties.

In 2009.

From Republican -- the Democrats to give the Democrats -- sixtieth vote in the senate could help them get health care passed.

The parties which didn't work he was defeated by Democrat Joseph suspect in his final years his play but tumors -- disease but never missed a single section of the senate.

In the senate he loves give -- -- who it Chen thanks we will miss him.

We'll be right back.

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