This column was written by Terence Samuel. Washington is a city in waiting -- waiting to see what happens with and to Karl Rove, with John Bolton, with Judy Miller; waiting to see whose military bases ...

The bike we have here is called the Specter 1, and it’s classified as a speed pedelec, which upon doing some digging, I discovered means that it’s capable of hitting speeds up to 28 miles per hour, ...

Senators have hammered out a compromise that would allow unions to swell their ranks, and a key lawmaker said it should pass this year. Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) on Tuesday told the AFL-CIO ...

For years, Vice President Joe Biden has encouraged his friend Sen. Arlen Specter, a moderate Republican, to join the Democratic Party. And for years, it's been largely a one-sided discussion. Specter ...

WASHINGTON — When Arlen Specter ran for Philadelphia district attorney in 1965, he proudly proclaimed himself a “Kennedy Democrat,” and said he was running as a Republican to take on what he saw as ...

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) announced Tuesday he will oppose card check, giving an apparent death blow to the most important congressional issue to organized labor. Specter made the dramatic ...

For years, Senator Arlen Specter, Republican from Pennsylvania, has been a moderate in a right-moving party. A relationship that came under considerable strain during the Bush years may have finally ...

Arlen Specter’s tenure on the Senate Judiciary committee spanned three decades and led in his own unique way to shaping the modern Supreme Court. Specter at the 1987 Bork hearings Specter, 82, passed ...