In Northeast, Specter switch is another hit to GOP's onetime heartland

WASHINGTON - Northeastern Republicans reacted with dismay to yesterday's decision by Senator Arlen Specter to switch to the Democratic Party, a move they said underscores the party's rapidly diminishing appeal in a region that was once its heartland. (Full article: 312 words)

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