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Katie Connolly

Democrat Rep Joe Sestak, the former Admiral who was gearing up to run for Senate against Arlen Specter back in the days when Specter was a Republican, told Talking Points Memo last night that he couldn't understand why Democrats made a deal with Specter instead of running one of their own against him. Sestak doesn't mince words, and has no fondness for Specter. "He left the fight," Sestak told TPM. "In the military, we just don't leave fights." Looks like Sestak is leaving his options open for 2010.

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Posted By: davidwaters (May 5, 2009 at 6:39 PM)

It's always nice to see politicians who cross party lines, even if that means joining another party. I think more politicians like this are necessary to tackle some of today's biggest issues such as global malaria, measles, and malnutrition. The Borgen Project has good info on the estimated cost of ending global poverty:

$30 billion: Annual shortfall to end world hunger.

$550 billion: U.S. Defense budget.

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Posted By: Dredd (May 5, 2009 at 5:55 PM)

Neither will Norm Coleman because Arlen just endorsed him over Al Franken:

http://blogdredd.blogspot.com/2009/04/specter-of-pop-cornyn-saving-america.html

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