Senate breaks filibuster of Chuck Hagel nomination, votes to move forward

Daily Kos writes, Chuck Hagel All of the Republican stalling and temper tantrums over Republican former Sen. Chuck Hagel's nomination for defense secretary, including an historic filibuster, succeeded in drawing out the confirmation process and giving a number of Republican senators a chance to grandstand extensively. But all that has finally given way to a cloture vote in which the Senate voted, 71 to 27, to move forward to an actual up or down vote. Senate "deliberations" over this wouldn't have been complete without more craziness from the Senate floor, including Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe repeating his…

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