Bernanke confirmed for second term

From NBC's Kelly O'Donnell and Ken Strickland
Ben Bernanke has been confirmed by the Senate for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, by a vote of 70-30. His current four-year term was set to expire Jan. 31.

There were 30 "NO" votes, including 12 Democrats and 18 Republicans. Here's the full list of NOs:

Begich
Boxer
Brownback
Bunning
Cantwell
Cornyn
Crapo
Demint
Dorgan
Ensign
Feingold
Franken
Grassley
Harkin
Hutchison
Inhofe
Kaufman
Lemieux
McCain
Merkley
Risch
Roberts
Sanders
Sessions
Shelby
Specter
Thune
Vitter
Whitehouse
Wicker

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