04.28.2009 12:33 pm
Specter shift takes Dems nearly to filibuster-proof turf
Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Specter
(UPDATED) WASHINGTON — The bombshell announcement by Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter this morning that he will switch affiliation from Republican to Democrat could give Democrats the firepower to make major shifts in health-care, the environment and other weighty issues in the months ahead.
If Minnesota Democrat…
