The confirmation vote came moments after Democrats prevailed in a vote ending the filibuster, 81-16.
He is popular enough to have won a second term despite his party's involvement in a votes-for-cash scandal in Congress.
A16 Mayor Arrested in Trash Deal The mayor of Carson, Calif., just south of Los Angeles, was arrested along with two former trash hauling executives and a lawyer in a votes-for-cash case involving the awarding of a $60 million contract.
In a vote, the analysis weighs heavily".
You were going to lose in a vote.
In a vote in late 2010, the Dream Act was blocked by Republicans in the Senate.
Berlusconi lost his majority in a vote on Tuesday.
The Oxford University Student Union decisively rejected a motion supporting a boycott of Israel in a vote in February.
His cabinet is likely to be struck down in a vote of confidence in parliament.
And in a vote in late April , 1,500Michigan State graduate students formed a union.
Finally, their decision is rendered in a vote, all votes being counted equal, with the votes of a majority prevailing.
