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1,902 posted on 01/30/2006 12:53:52 PM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)

1,921 posted on 01/30/2006 12:57:32 PM PST by beyond the sea (Cal Thomas: If only Robert Bork had cried ...................)

This is how it shakes out the best I can tell.....

Supporting fauxibluster:

Kennedy
Kerry
Sarbanes
Feinstein
Dodd
Durbin
Clinton
Boxer
Schumer
Obama
Reid
Leahy
Wyden
Feingold
Stabenow
Reed
Biden (now supports)
Harkin (abstain)
Dayton
Lautenberg
Menedez
Prior (abstaining?)

Support Cloture:

Byrd
Nelson
Landrieu
Salazar
Dorgan
Lieberman (firm)
Conrad
Johnson
Akaka
Nelson (Fla) likely
Bingaman (firm)

54 Rs +10 Ds = 64 to vote for cloture (+ 1 likely) = 65 total (Assuming Ensign a non vote and Prior abstains.