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Pro-Life Pray-In Planned to Stop Specter
By Erin Brezsnyak
CNSNews.com Correspondent
November 05, 2004

(CNSNews.com) - Several Christian groups announced Friday that they would conduct a "pray-in" to protest the possible appointment of Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Arlen Specter to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is expected to decide who will succeed Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) as head of the panel.

Specter faces growing opposition from conservatives determined to keep him from ascending to chairmanship of the committee that would handle any new nominations President Bush makes to the U.S. Supreme Court, because Specter supports abortion rights.

Dr. James Dobson, founder and chairman of Focus on the Family, also expressed opposition to Specter. In a statement issued Thursday regarding Specter's first set of comments, Dobson accused Specter of "political bullying" and "arrogant grandstanding."

Christopher Norfleet of Focus on the Family told CNSNews.com on Friday that Dobson was sticking by his statements even after reading the new comments by Specter.
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