Vote 171

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA, to be General
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 95-2, with 3 not voting.
Date/time: July 10, 2008, 2:01 p.m.
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

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