Specter Pulls Off a Coup for Health Money - NYTimes.com

Specter Pulls Off a Coup for Health Money - NYTimes.com: "For years, Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania has been the National Institutes of Health’s most ardent champion on Capitol Hill. Having survived two bouts with cancer, open-heart surgery and even a faulty diagnosis of Lou Gehrig’s disease, he has long insisted that research that results in medical cures is the best service that government can provide."