Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) fell one vote shy of the 60 he needed to break a filibuster of his nomination to be secretary of defense. The final vote in the Senate a few moments ago was 58-40 (with one senator voting present). It was 59 ayes before Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) changed his vote to no for procedural reasons.
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