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Craig Becker Nomination Defeated as Cloture Vote Fails;
Two Democrats Join GOP

post from Firedoglake on 09 February 2010 06:40:01 PM. © Firedoglake

The Senate voted against invoking cloture on Obama appointee Craig Becker, a nominee for the National Labor Relations Board. The final vote was 52-33, with all Republicans opposed, including Scott Brown, who claimed to be "undecided" last week. Among[...]

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