Former Sen. Arlen Specter dies at 82

By Eric W. Dolan
Sunday, October 14, 2012 15:20 EDT
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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, a Republican turned Democrat, passed away Sunday morning at his home in Philadelphia. Specter, 82, died from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to his son. He underwent chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s disease in 2005 and 2008.

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