Harry Reid Files For Cloture On Hagel Nomination [View all]

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Source: TPM

IGOR BOBIC 4:18 PM EST, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) filed for cloture on the nomination of Chuck Hagel as the secretary of defense on Wednesday, saying it was the first time in history that such a nomination faced a filibuster.

"What a shame," Reid said on the Senate floor. "But, that's the way it is."

The Senate will vote to end debate on Friday, ultimately requiring 60 votes to proceed to final confirmation.

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Senate leader sets stage for vote on Hagel

BY BY RICHARD LARDNER

TOPICS: FROM THE WIRES, NEWS, POLITICS NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat has set the stage for a full Senate vote by the end of the week on President Barack Obama’s nomination of Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion on Wednesday to limit debate and force a vote on Hagel’s nomination. Democrats hold a 55-45 edge in the Senate and have the numbers to confirm Hagel on a majority vote. But they would need the support of five Republicans before an up-or-down vote on the president’s pick to head the Defense Department would be allowed if the GOP decided to filibuster. Republicans have indicated they might delay a vote.

A divided Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday voted to approve Hagel by a 14-11 vote along partisan lines.

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http://www.salon.com/2013/02/13/senate_leader_sets_stage_for_vote_on_hagel/