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Some pro-lifers are pleased with the Senator:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, one of the Republican Party’s most outspoken pro-choice members, has become an unlikely hero among conservatives opposed to abortion for his handling of President Bush’s judicial nominations.
    "Our organization doesn’t agree with Senator Specter on many of the issues," said Joseph Cella, president of the conservative Catholic group Fidelis. "But on the issue of handling these hearings with dignity, he gets an A-plus."
    Mr. Cella and other conservatives point to Mr. Specter’s success at getting the nomination of Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. through his committee without a scratch. They also are pleased with the hearings for Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr., who is widely expected to be confirmed this month.
    The most widely replayed exchange from the Alito hearings last week was between Mr. Specter and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, who conducted the most spirited interrogation of Judge Alito. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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