The beauty of pink is that it represents a combination of elements: red and white, fury and peace, passion and calm.

FORBES: Taking Back Pink

Mr Specter faced a strong challenge in next year's Republican primary from Patrick Toomey, a fierce conservative who has been ahead of him in the polls by some 20 points, buoyed by white-hot Republican fury at the Obama administration and generously financed by the low-tax, minimal-government lobby, the Club for Growth.

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