Specter lagging

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At 9:40, the numbers show Joe Sestak taking a 52%-48% lead over Arlen Specter, out of 350,002 votes cast, with 35% of precincts reporting. Turnout in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary: 2,334,000. Sestak is leading in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), but by a lower percentage than Specter’s lead in Philadelphia.

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