White House, Pennsylvania Voters Abandoning Specter, Says NRSC Official

In a conversation with Talk Radio News Service, National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Communications Director Brian Walsh previews a few key Senate primary races set to take place on Tuesday. (:33)
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Specter: "I'd Like To See The Court Televised"

Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) reflects on the media's overwhelming presence during Judge Sonia Sotomayor's first day of confirmation hearings. Specter insists that the increased attention on Supreme Court nominations suggests a growing popular interest in Court affairs. Consequently, Specter asks SCOTUS justices, and Sotomayor if she is confirmed, to consider allowing television networks into the Supreme Court. (0:45)
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Specter Says Economy Forced Him To Switch Parties

By Courtney Ann Jackson- Talk Radio News Service

U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) commented on his party switch during his keynote address at the “Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation: Achieving Recovery Through Discovery” today at the Newseum. He said he just couldn't stand by the Republican party given the economic problems of the country and the prospect of falling into another Great Depression. (0:36)
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The Democrats Will Support Arlen Specter

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) talks with Ron Brownstein of the National Journal at a breakfast on Capitol Hill. Reid, President Barack Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden all said that they would personally support Arlen Specter in his 2010 election. Reid said that support was not conditional.

“I’m not going to be in a forever, never position, but the facts are that [Specter is] going to vote with us most of the time,” Reid Said. “I can’t foresee him doing anything that would be so mean spirited that Obama, Biden, and Reid would turn against him.” (00:44)
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Congressman Sestak On Arlen Specter

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Regarding Arlen Specter changing parties, Congressman Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) said that it's better for the constituents of Pennsylvania to decide which candidate should win the primary. He feels like the Democratic National Party backing Specter may be giving him too much of an advantage in the Pennsylvania primary. President Barack Obama and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) have already committed to personally supporting Specter in his 2010 election. (00:47)
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Patriot Act necessary

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) says that the Patriot Act is necessary to strengthen the abilities of law enforcement but that a balance of constitutional rights must be sustained, a balance that Congress has not kept. (0:35)
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We wasted an opportunity to engage Iran

During a hearing on the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks about leverage when seeking to engage Iran and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) responds saying that the U.S. missed it's opportunity to engage Iran in 2003. (0:42)
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Iran negotiations make no sense

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) criticizes the negotiation process with Iran saying that it makes no sense to have the principal argument as a precondition to talks. (0:30)
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