11: 43 a.m.: -- The Kerry Amendment calling for redeployment of U.S. troops by July 1, 2007 was defeated by a vote of 13 - 86.They're voting on the Levin/Reed amendment next.
UPDATE:
12:01 p.m. The Levin Amendment, a "Sense of the Senate" that the U.S. should begin redeploying troops by the end of 2006, was defeated by a vote of 39 - 60. From what I could tell from watching C-SPAN, all the Republicans -- except Chafee -- stuck with their President's failed Iraq policy. The Democrats who joined the GOP in voting NO were Bill Nelson (FL), Ben Nelson (NE), Mark Pryor (AR), Mary Landrieu (LA), Mark Dayton (MN) and, of course, Joe Lieberman. (I'll get the official vote tally when it's on-line.)
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