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A small group of moderate senators including Arlen Specter (R., Pa.) reached the deal that appeared to assure Senate passage of an economic stimulus bill yesterday after more than 10 hours of near-constant private meetings. Specter was in the middle of the action, with many critical talks occurring in his private "hideaway" office on the first floor of the Capitol. Nobody involved was really happy, but there was a consensus that the group did not want to say no to the president or an anxious nation. "Personally, I would prefer not to be on the edge of the pin, as...

As Capitol Hill prepares to battle the White House over George W. Bush's expanding war powers, moderate Senators on both sides of the aisle are quietly considering a range of options that would attempt at the very least to delineate the President's authority, if not roll it back. Bush's claims of wartime license are so great--the White House and Justice Department have argued that the Commander in Chief's pursuit of national security cannot be constrained by any laws passed by Congress, even when he is acting against U.S. citizens--that some Senators are considering a constitutional amendment to limit his powers....

In his upcoming run for re-election to the U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania's senior Senator recently attended a homosexual-sponsored fundraiser. Senator Arlen Specter(R-PA) attended a homosexual event on Jabnuary 31, 2004, sponsored by "OutFront", an organization that promotes the normalization of homosexuality, bisexuality and transsexualism in that state. OutFront promotes homosexuality among youth and operates a political action committee to elect pro-homosexual candidates.