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Taylor Swift Teases "State of Grace" on GMA

Taylor Swift is back with another song off her upcoming album. Or at least a portion of it. The beloved singer appeared via satellite on Good Morning America today and offered fans a preview of “State of Grace,” a track that will be available at midnight on iTunes and which Swift says focuses on when you “first fall in love with someone.” Give it a listen now: Taylor Swift – “State of Grace” (Sample) Swift will perform next Monday and Tuesday on GMA, likely entertaining fans with the following new singles: ” I Knew You Were Trouble ” ” Red ” ” Begin Again ”

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Arlen Specter Dies; Former U.S. Senator was 82

Arlen Specter, a former U.S. Senator who made headlines toward the end of his career by switching from the Republican Party to the Democratic side, passed away yesterday after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was 82. The long-time Pennsylvania politician passed away at his home in Philadelphia, family members confirm. He was elected to the Senate in 1980 and served longer than anyone in state history. “Arlen Specter was always a fighter,” President Barack Obama said in a statement. “From his days stamping out corruption as a prosecutor in Philadelphia to his three decades of service in the Senate, Arlen was fiercely independent — never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve. He brought that same toughness and determination to his personal struggles, using his own story to inspire others.” Specter crossed party lines in 2009 when he voted for the President’s stimulus plan and subsequently lost in the Democratic primary to then-U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak a year later. He is survived by wife Joan, sons Shanin and Steve, and four granddaughters.

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Glenn Beck University? Yes. Glenn Beck University.

Conservative Fox News television host, author, and radio host Glenn Beck has started a university. Sort of. According to an announcement on Beck's Web site, “Beck University is a unique academic experience bringing together experts in the fields of religion, American history and economics.” In July, August and September, interested parties can participate in “captivating lectures and interactive online discussions” in which “experts will explore the concepts of Faith, Hope and Charity and show you how they influence America's past, her present and most importantly her future.” At left is the actual insignia of Beck University. (Note the buffalo, feather and Latin words.) To be clear, calling it a university is more than a stretch: It is actually simply an opportunity to watch online classes taught by three men, among them the controversial David Barton. Barton is described on Beck's site as “the founder and president of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that presents America's forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious, and constitutional heritage.” He is an evangelical minister and GOP political activist who has pushed hard against the separation of church and state and been embraced by conservative Republican politicians. He has been criticized repeatedly for bad scholarship. According to People for the American Way, then-Republican Sen. Arlen Specter wrote in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy in 1995 that Barton's arguments “range from the technical to the absurd” and “proceed from flawed and highly selective readings of both text and history.” The other two teachers have more traditional backgrounds: Louisiana State University professor James R. Stoner, Jr. and former Columbia Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology and Education David L. Buckner. Available classes are “Faith,” “Hope” and “Charity” 101, 102 and 103. So how do you enroll at Beck University? By joining his “Insider Extreme” website at a cost of $9.95 per month or $74.95 for the year. A promotional page for the “Insider Extreme” subscription lays out what it offers beyond the normal “Insider” membership and features a variety of pictures of Beck mugging for the camera. added by: TimALoftis

A Bad Night for Incumbents

Longtime Senator Arlen Specter was defeated by his primary challenger Rep. Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania. And that was just one race.

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Arlen Specter wife Susan Clark-Sesta picture

Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA) waves to supporters as his carries his 9-year-old daughter Alex alongside his wife Susan Clark-Sestak after declaring victory over Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) in the U.S. Senate democratic primary election at the Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania, May 18, 2010. With the electorate#39;s intense anger reverberating across the country, this is all but certain: It#39;s an anti-Washington, anti-establishment year. And candidates with ties to eithe

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Arlen Specter election results 2010

Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania, forced Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln into a run-off in Arkansas and chose tea party darling Rand Paul to be the GOP nominee in Kentucky#39;s Senate race. “People just aren#39;t very happy,” Ira Robbins, 61, said in Allentown, Pa. On Tuesday the 18th of April 2010 the voters showed their wrath in Primary Elections 2010. Joe Sestak stood against Senator Arlen Specter. The voters did not do much for Arlen Specter as Joe Sestak took a lead of 40000 votes after coun

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Joe Sestak defeats Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania Primary

U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter on Tuesday was defeated in a Democratic primary in his bid for a sixth term after taking the risky step of switching from the GOP. Voters picked U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak as the party's nominee and rejected the 80-year-old Specter in his first Democratic campaign since his Republican Party defection. With 79 percent of precincts reporting, Sestak received 435,630 votes, or 53 percent; Specter received 384,027 votes, about 47 percent. The vote also was a defeat for President Barack Obama, who supported Specter when he abandoned the Republican Party last year. In speaking to supporters at a downtown Philadelphia hotel after the race was called, Specter thanked Obama for his support. Specter said he had called Sestak to congratulate him and tell him “I think it's vital to keep this seat in the Democratic Party and I will support him.” Specter left while holding hands with his wife, Joan. He didn't answer questions from reporters. The moderate Specter had cast his switch as a decision of principle after inflaming the GOP by voting for Obama's economic stimulus bill. But many Democratic voters questioned his motives. Sestak faces Republican Pat Toomey in the fall election. Specter has been a fixture in American politics for three decades and served in the Senate since 1981, and his switch to the Democrats was a theme that dominated the race. Obama and other top Democrats embraced Specter, who used his willingness to cross party lines on key votes to bolster his clout in Congress. Sestak, a retired Navy vice admiral who has represented a suburban Philadelphia district since 2007, accused Specter of switching parties to save his job. He said Specter couldn't be trusted to support Democratic Party values. In the days before the primary, Specter and Sestak also argued over who had the best chance of beating Toomey in the fall. Specter leaned heavily on Obama's endorsement, repeatedly citing a television ad that used footage from a September rally in Philadelphia at which Obama spoke and get-out-the-vote efforts by the key unions backing him. Sestak tried to harness voter anger over political gridlock and the recession, with Pennsylvania's unemployment rate at 9 percent, its highest in more than a added by: UrbanGypsy

Rand Paul Wins, Arlen Specter Loses, and Other Election Results You Should Know [Democracy]

Guess what happened while you were watching Lost on Tuesday night? A revolution! Dozens of people showed up to the polls to vote for change, and hope, and especially, Ron Paul’s son, Rand. Want to know who won? More

Pennsylvania primary election 2010 results

Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA) speaks during his U.S. Senate democratic primary election results event at the Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania, May 18, 2010. U.S. Senate Democratic Primary 98% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING Joe Sestak 557,518 54% Arlen Specter 476,878 46% U.S. Senate Republican Primary 98% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING Pat Toomey 651,802 81% Peg Luksik 148,962 19% PA Governor Democratic Primary 98% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING Dan Onorato 454,781 45% Jack Wagner 245,0

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The Most Loathed Candidates Running in Today’s Primary Elections [Polidicks]

It’s election day! And as we all know, elections are about voting out politicians who we hate—especially this year, when a bunch of “establishment” candidates could lose. Let us help you figure out who you should hate today. More