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Mar 24 2009, 1:52 pm by Marc Ambinder

Report: Specter To Oppose Cloture On "Card Check"

CongressDaily reports in a breaking news e-mail that "Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., will vote against a cloture motion to limit debate on the Employee Free Choice Act, business groups said today." As CD notes, if true, this pretty much puts the kibosh on card check for this Congress, as Democrats can count on no more than 59 votes (assuming other Democrats didn't defect.)

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