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**FILE** Sen. Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Republican, looks out toward the tarmac at the executive terminal of Philadelphia International Airport on April 26, 2004, as he waits to board a plane while campaigning the day before Pennsylvania's Republican primary. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Sen. Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Democrat, speaks May 17, 2010, at the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, as he campaigns across the state for the Democratic nomination to run for re-election. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter arrives May 17, 2010, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia as he campaigns across the state for the Democratic nomination to run for re-election. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan holds up U.S. Senate candidate Arlen Specter's hand at fund-raising party for Specter in Philadelphia on Aug. 19, 1980. (Associated Press)
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Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (left) and Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Executive Dan Hesse shake hands during their joint press conference in Tokyo on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Tokyo-based mobile carrier Softbank has reached a deal with Sprint to acquire 70 percent of the U.S. wireless company for $20.1 billion in the largest-ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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The Quadski, a one-person craft that also drives on land, is being billed as the first commercially available, high-speed amphibious vehicle by its makers, Michigan-based Gibbs Technologies. It’s scheduled to go on sale in the U.S. by the end of this year for about $40,000. (The Associated Press)
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In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 photo, the Quadski, a one-person motor boat that also drives on land, is tested in in Oxford Mich. The vehicle is being billed as the first commercially available, high-speed amphibious vehicle by its makers, Michigan-based Gibbs Technologies. It's scheduled to go on sale in the U.S. by the end of this year for around $40,000. The company hopes to sell it worldwide by 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph (82) hauls in one-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter in front of Washington Redskins linebacker Keenan Robinson (52) at FedEx Field. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)
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FILE - This 1972 file photo shows Elvis Presley, the King of Rock "n" Roll, during a performance. The former Beverly Hills home of the late Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla is up for sale for a cool $12.9 million. Real estate website operator Trulia says the home hit the market Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo, file)
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Participants march during a demonstration against the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank being held in Tokyo, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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Critics say Gallaudet University stifled viewpoint diversity by suspending Angela McCaskill for signing a petition favoring traditional marriage. (Gallaudet University)
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On this July 25, 2008, file photo, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings poses for a photo at Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. A new book,"Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs," is set to go on sale Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. The book tries to debunk a widely told tale about the company's origins and paints a polarizing portrait of its star CEO Reed Hastings. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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The building at 1763 P St. NW has been converted into two upscale condominiums. The building’s penthouse unit, on the market for $1,085,000, has 1,600 square feet, two bedrooms and two full baths.
