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Tue Mar-24-09 03:54 PM
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Curtains For Pro-Labor Bill? Specter Says He'll Vote No

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Source: Talking Points Memo via The Hill

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) announced Tuesday he will oppose card check, giving an apparent death blow to the most important congressional issue to organized labor.

Specter made the dramatic announcement in a floor speech. His opposition means Democrats can count on a maximum of 59 votes to move the bill forward, one short of the 60 required to clear Senate rules.

Read more: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/specter-ill-vote-no-on-employee-free-choice-act.php?ref=fp1

Watch: our Democrat Congress won't lift a finger and neither will Obama.
(I used the term "Democrat" on purpose---we no longer have a Democratic Party)

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