Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease. The senior Jewish Republican in the Senate announced his diagnosis Wednesday, and will begin chemotherapy in Philadelphia shortly, according to a statement from his Senate office.
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