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Click here for a list of which Senators voted for cloture on the Owen nomination today. The vote was a landslide, 81-18, which augurs well for other majority-supported nominees like Myers and Kavanaugh. The 18 voting against cloture were as follows:

Biden, Del.; Boxer, Calif.; Cantwell, Wash.; Corzine, N.J.; Dayton, Minn.; Dodd, Conn.; Dorgan, N.D.; Feingold, Wis.; Kennedy, Mass.; Kerry, Mass.; Lautenberg, N.J.; Levin, Mich.; Lincoln, Ark.; Murray, Wash.; Reed, R.I.; Sarbanes, Md.; Stabenow, Mich.; Jeffords, Vt.

Incidentally, regarding Myers and Kavanaugh, it's not 100% clear to me whether the "extraordinary circumstances" hurdle (in the deal) would be applicable to their nominations, inasmuch as they may be "pending nominees" instead of "future nominees." However, that "extraordinary circumstances" hurdle certainly would be applicable after their nominations expire and they are then renominated. As Floyd Riddick explained (at page 946), the “President Submits Nominees Anew Each Session."