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03698aam a2200469 i 4500 001 9B67D80CFFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210818010020 008 201123s2021 paua b 001 0beng 010 $a 2020053147 020 $a 0822946769 020 $a 9780822946762 035 $a (OCoLC)1224585303 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-pa $a n-us-pa 050 00 $a E840.8.S63 $b L35 2021 100 1 $a Laine, Evan Edward, $e author. 245 10 $a Arlen Specter : $b scandals, conspiracies, & crisis in focus / $c Evan Edward Laine. 246 30 $a Scandals, conspiracies, and crisis in focus 264 1 $a Pittsburgh, Pa. : $b University of Pittsburgh Press, $c [2021] 300 $a xiii, 245 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The Bork Confirmation Spectacle-One Rejected -- The Thomas Confirmation Spectacle-One Accepted -- Iran-Contra -- Nicaraguan Insurgents, a Mideast War, Missiles for Money and Hostages, Dark Ops, Presidential Felonies, and More! -- The Clinton Impeachment -- Castro, Specter, and Some JFK -- Arafat and Specter-the Clinton Impeachment Explosion and the Fallout -- The Stimulus Vote -- A Change of Parties-Specter Becomes a Democrat -- Specter Takes on the Magistrates and Becomes an LGBTQ Crusader -- A Change of Insanity in Washington -- A Former Career Prosecutor Goes After Career Criminals -- Specter's Quest for Federal Funding for Stem Cells Fighting Windmills. 520 $a "From his early work as a lawyer on the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to his days as Philadelphia's district attorney to his thirty-year career as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania, Arlen Specter found himself consistently in the middle of major historical events. During his five terms as senator, Spector met with the likes of Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat and Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro and made significant contributions during the fallout of both the Iran-Contra scandal and the Clinton impeachment. His work had a profound influence on the configuration of the United States Supreme Court, the criminal justice system, LGBTQ rights, and stem cell research. Photographs from Specter's personal collection highlight many of these key moments, revealing the rich narrative not only of one man's political career, but how it helped shape a nation. While it will probably be long debated whether Specter's complex and controversial political legacy merits mainly praise or criticism, Arlen Specter sheds new light on the life of a man who fought to make a difference"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Specter, Arlen. 610 10 $a United States. $b Senate $b Senate $v Biography. 600 17 $a Specter, Arlen. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00133986 610 17 $a United States. $b Senate. $b Senate. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00530422 650 0 $a Legislators $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1981-1989. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1989- 651 0 $a Philadelphia (Pa.) $v Biography. 650 7 $a Legislators. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00995828 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a Pennsylvania $z Philadelphia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204170 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a Since 1981 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231017011855.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9B67D80CFFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search