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Gen. Hayden Confirmed as CIA Director

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Fri May 26, 2006 at 02:16:44 PM EST
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The Senate today confirmed Gen. Michael Hayden as Director of the CIA. The vote was 78 to 15.

Sen. Arlen Specter voted against Hayden, as did Russ Feingold.

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    • Gen. Hayden Confirmed as CIA Director | 3 comments (3 topical)
    Re: Gen. Hayden Confirmed as CIA Director (none / 0) (#1)
    by squeaky on Fri May 26, 2006 at 09:47:19 PM EST
    Feingold is looking good. He has my vote. For Specter is was symbolic pandering, he never does anything.

    Re: Gen. Hayden Confirmed as CIA Director (none / 0) (#2)
    by Andreas on Fri May 26, 2006 at 10:25:53 PM EST
    "YEAs" of "Democrats": Akaka (D-HI) Allard (R-CO) Baucus (D-MT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Byrd (D-WV) Carper (D-DE) Feinstein (D-CA) Johnson (D-SD) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Nelson (D-NE) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Stabenow (D-MI) "Not Voting" Democrats: Boxer (D-CA) Conrad (D-ND) Inouye (D-HI) Rockefeller (D-WV) Salazar (D-CO) (Source: Senate)

    Re: Gen. Hayden Confirmed as CIA Director (none / 0) (#3)
    by Ben Masel on Fri May 26, 2006 at 11:01:39 PM EST
    Dear Herb Kohl: Thanks for your support in my effort to win the Democratic Primary come September, but I don't want to win it like this.

    Gen. Hayden Confirmed as CIA Director | 3 comments (3 topical)