Does anyone know how the 7 Senators that were in question

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will vote on ANWR? These are the 7:

Senator Coleman (MN)
Senator Smith (OR)
Senator Specter (PA)
Senator Martinez (FL)
Senator Lugar (IN)
Senator Gregg (NH)
Senator Sununu (NH

[meegbear]

1. Aren't these R's?

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4. You're right....these were the ones listed by Kerry in his note.

[sleipnir]

2. Coleman says NAY!

"Coleman says he'll vote no on oil drilling in Alaska refuge"

http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5292459.html

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Does that give us enough votes? Send that man a cigar!!

[sleipnir]

9. Sadly, no.

It's still going to take another 5 no votes to kill the measure. Of course, filibuster is a more likely approach, especially if they have even some limited Republican support for said filibuster. The R's will drop the issue if we can get a couple more on our side. It doesn't look good for them to try to oppose a filibuster that a couple of their own party support.

[Lone Pawn]

10. Oh, that makes me happy!

[Ravenseye]

3. Um...Aren't they Republicans? (nt)

[whometense]

6. Sounds like Gregg

is in favor. He just blistered Kerry for saying it was a misuse of Senate rules to include this in the budget.

[freedom_to_read]

7. what a joke

so it's a misuse of Senate rules to include an amendment to defeat an amendment to a budget bill?

[BeanCounting]

8. Smith says "NAY" on drilling

As of yesterday by phone, but, he is a repug and I still don't trust him to follow through.