Several officials say veteran Republican Sen. Arlen Specter intends to switch parties pushing Democrats one step closer to the 60 votes they need to exercise total control of the U.S. Senate.
The sources said an announcement could come later in the day or Wednesday. The officials who provided the information did so on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to discuss his plans.
Specter is a 79-year-old veteran who has served 30 years in the Senate, and one of only a handful of moderate Republicans left in Congress in a party made up largely of conservatives.
Switching parties would enhance his chances of winning a new term in elections next year in heavily Democratic Pennsylvania, the state he represents.
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