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Mourners walk to Har Zion Temple for former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's funeral, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Penn Valley, Pa. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 82. Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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Joan Specter, third from left, and others leaves Har Zion Temple after her husband, former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's funeral, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Penn Valley, Pa. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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Rep. Robert Brady, D-Pa., arrives at Har Zion Temple for former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's funeral, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Penn Valley, Pa. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 82. Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell arrives at Har Zion Temple for former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's funeral, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Penn Valley, Pa. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 82. Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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Vice President Joe Biden arrives at Har Zion Temple in in Penn Valley, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, to attend funeral services for former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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Joan Specter arrives at Har Zion Temple for the funeral of her husband, former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Penn Valley, Pa. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 82. Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., accompanied by his wife Terese arrive at Har Zion Temple for former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's funeral, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Penn Valley, Pa. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphom Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett arrives at Har Zion Temple for former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's funeral, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Penn Valley, Pa. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 82. Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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Vice President Joe Biden arrives at Har Zion Temple in in Penn Valley, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, to attend funeral services for former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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Former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, arrives at Har Zion Temple for former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's funeral, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Penn Valley, Pa. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 82. Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley arrives at Har Zion Temple for former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's funeral, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Penn Valley, Pa. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 82. Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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Vice President Joe Biden, second from right, arrives at Har Zion Temple in in Penn Valley, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, to attend funeral services for former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from no Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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The flag-draped coffin of former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter is taken from Har Zion Temple after his funeral, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Penn Valley, Pa. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 82. Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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NARBERTH, Pa. — Friends of former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter trace his centrist politics to a childhood spent in the only Jewish family in small-town Kansas.

They say that fueled the late politician's tolerance and tenacity, skills he honed as he crossed party lines and served 30 years in the U.S. Senate. That's longer than anyone else from his adopted home state of Pennsylvania.

Specter's funeral Tuesday in suburban Philadelphia drew Vice President Joe Biden and scores of other political luminaries.

Specter died at his Philadelphia home Sunday at age 82 after a third bout with cancer.

Biden says he's never seen anyone with as much physical and political courage.

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