Reported minutes ago on Twitter by Kerry Picket and others, the recent cloture vote to end Republicans’ filibuster of Chuck Hagel’s nomination has failed. This means there were less than 60 aye votes, but the precise margin is difficult to confirm at this time, with many saying 57-43 but one observer saying Hagel fell one vote short.
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