Nine Republicans Back Sotomayor
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(AP)
Fifty-seven of the 58 Democrats in the Senate backed Sotomayor; the exception was Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, who is battling a brain tumor and did not vote.
The two Senate independents who caucus with the Democrats, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, also voted for confirmation.
They were joined by nine Republicans: Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Sen. Christopher Bond (Mo.), Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine), Sen. Richard Lugar (Ind.), Sen. Mel Martinez (Fla.), Sen. Judd Gregg (N.H.) and Sen. George Voinovich (Ohio).
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