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Arlen Specter, 1930-2012

by David Kurtz
10.16.12 | 7:25 am

Funeral services will be held at noon today in Philadelphia for longtime Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, who died over the weekend at age 82. Vice President Joe Biden will attend.

Photos from Specter’s long political career, which began as Philadelphia district attorney.

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