Anti-Abortionist to Run for Senate

Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter can expect competition from at least one right-wing colleague next year. Peg Luksik, a conservative anti-abortion activist from Johnstown, says she is considering a run in the 2010 Senate race. Luksik, who ran for governor three times in the 1990s, may vie against former Senate candidate Pat Toomey as well as the incumbent Specter. Toomey fell to Specter in the 2004 race, losing by a narrow 1.7% margin, but has mentioned interest in campaigning again. Luksik says competition from Toomey could divide conservative state Republicans and allow Specter to easily win his 6th term.