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To: Brumar89 who wrote (169216)	8/14/2011 7:40:55 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 544242

July7, Franken sworn in; Aug 26, Ted Kennedy dies. No more 60 votes

To: Brumar89 who wrote (169216)	8/15/2011 12:50:56 AM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 544242

>>The addition of Specter to their ranks, coupled with the likelihood that the Minnesota Supreme Court will name Al Franken the winner of that state's disputed Senate race in the coming months, means that Democrats are all but certain to control a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the chamber for the first time in about 30 years. << Let's see. Specter became a Dem in late April. Franken was not installed until July 7th. Ted Kennedy died August 25th. So yeah, there were about six weeks there when the Democrats had a 60-vote majority if you also counted Lieberman and Sanders. I remember that.