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Opinion of Arlen Specter approved5:35 AM
Congress should not enact the Employee Free Choice Act.

"this a particularly bad time to enact employees choice legislation"
Opinion of Arlen Specter approved1:01 PM
Opinion of Arlen Specter approved4:08 PM
Bankruptcy courts should not have the power to adjust home mortgages.

Specter would allow adjustments of interest, but not priniciple
Opinion of Arlen Specter approved11:48 AM
The U.S. should enact a balanced budget amendment.

Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment
Opinion of Arlen Specter approved7:30 PM
Performance fees of hedge fund managers should be taxed as capital gains.

Specter voted to retain capital gains treatment for hedge funds
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Opinion of Arlen Specter11:15 AM
Posted by
DNight

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The SEC should strengthen regulations on short selling.
Wall Street Journal In a two page letter, Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Arlen Specter, R-Pa., Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Jon Tester, D-Mont., Ted Kaufman,...
Opinion of Arlen Specter7:18 PM
Posted by
vizinertia

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Corporations should not pay heavier taxes on windfall profits.
When push came to shove, he voted with the Republicans to block the bill. Although it was technically just a vote to close debate, the issue was clear...
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