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  Ridge won't challenge Specter for Pa. Senate seat
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Last EditedCOSDem  May 07, 2009 12:11pm
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News DateThursday, May 7, 2009 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionFormer Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge says he's not going to challenge Sen. Arlen Specter next year.

Ridge is a moderate Republican who was the nation's first homeland security chief. He said in a statement Thursday that his party is facing challenges and he will work with the GOP, but he will not seek the nomination.

A Quinnipiac University poll this week showed Specter and Ridge running about even in a hypothetical general-election race. Party officials have said he was considering a run. Former Republican Rep. Pat Toomey has announced his candidacy for the Senate.

Specter recently split with the Republican Party after four decades to become a Democrat.
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