THE U.S. SENATE VOTES ON THE REID-MCCONNELL-BIDEN NEGOTIATED FISCAL CLIFF BILL............

Voting just ended in the United States on a compromise agreement Fiscal Cliff bill, that has been negotiated since after Christmas Day by Senate Majority and Minority Leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell, with an assist from Vice President Joe Biden.  With 97 out of 100 Senators voting on the bill in the past half hour, the final count in favor of the bill is 89 Yes; 8 No; with 3 Not Voting.  The House of Representatives in recess since earlier Monday afternoon, must now vote on the bill, sometime after tomorrow.  Perhaps not until Thursday morning before Noon when the 112th Congress gives way to incoming 113th Congress which convenes then.  My first interest with the outcome of the Senate vote is Who are the 8 Senators voted NO; and the identity of the 3 Senators absent or abstaining............tdp