Senate Democrats are riven, in a way, over the question of whether the 60-member caucus ought to stick together on procedural motions, to block the Republican minority from preventing key legislation from receiving an up or down vote. With a floor debate on health care reform around the corner, liberals are insisting that Democrats not kill their own bill by supporting an expected Republican filibuster. But moderate and conservative Senate Democrats tend to demure. Case in point, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA).
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