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huffingtonpost.com - 1/16/2009
Clinton's Nomination Opposed Only By David Vitter
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on Wednesday to approve Sen. Hillary Clinton's nomination to serve as Secretary of State and pass that nomination to the Senate floor. The vote was nearly unanimous. Sixteen Senators said they favored the New York Democrat's appointment. One ...
Vitter casts lone vote against Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State.
thinkprogress.org - 1/15/2009
Vitter casts lone vote against Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State.
— thinkprogress.org — Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 16-1 to approve President-elect Obama’s nomination of Hillary Clinton as... Secretary of State. Casting the sole “nay” vote was Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), who was concerned about Bill ... (more) Vitter casts lone vote against Hillary Clinton for ...

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Clinton Confirmed for Secretary of State
blogs.wsj.com - 1/22/2009
Clinton Confirmed for Secretary of State
— blogs.wsj.com — Susan Davis reports on Congress. A near-unanimous U.S. Senate approved New York Sen. Hillary Clinton ’s nomination... for secretary of State this afternoon. Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, before the ... (more) Clinton Confirmed for Secretary of State

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crooksandliars.com - 1/16/2009
Seeing David Vitter question Hillary Clinton
— crooksandliars.com — Download | Play    Download | Play ...during her confirmation hearing today was really too unbelievable to comprehend.... Watching the man in the center of a huge Hookergate scandal sitting there trying to destroy Bill Clinton's Global ... (more) Seeing David Vitter question Hillary Clinton

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Political Animal — ... . * I neglected to mention yesterday that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Hillary Clinton's nomination to serve as Secretary of State yesterday, 16 to 1. * More newspaper troubles -- the Minneapolis Star Tribune is ...

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