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Specter shift puts Dems near filibuster-proof mark AP - Tue Apr 28, 7:24 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate's defection that pushed Democrats to within a vote of the 60 needed to overcome filibusters and enact President Barack Obama's top legislative priorities.