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This piece shows why it's so hard to get anything passed in the Senate. But, why do we need 60 votes when Franken hasn't been seated yet? Someone should really do whatever it takes to get Ted Kennedy back to the floor, even if it means setting up intensive care in his office and wheeling him down to vote - that'd be 58 votes, 1 shy of 60% if only 99 Senators are counted. Rule check!
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