April 30, 2004
Senator Specter, Champion of University Research, Faces Tough Primary Election
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, one of academic biomedical research's best friends in Congress, has found himself fighting for political survival in a primary election scheduled for this week.
The race has pitted Mr. Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, against a tough challenger: Patrick J. Toomey, a third-term congressman who describes himself as the truer conservative of the two.
Mr. Toomey set off a shock wave among academic researchers last year when he sponsored an amendment to
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