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The Hill said that (4.00 / 3)

Mel Martinez was part of the group.

http://thehill.com/leading-the...

And Jim Webb basically said the same
http://www.politico.com/blogs/...

These articles ID a few more
http://www.easybourse.com/bour...
http://www.reuters.com/article...
http://www.foxnews.com/politic...
http://www.philly.com/inquirer...

(Bayh, Michael Bennett, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner, Mark Udall, Joe Lieberman, Clarie McCaskill, Kent Conrad and Voinovich)
So we've got these so far.

Confirmed:
Ben Nelson
Susan Collins
Mary Landrieu
Olympia Snowe
Mel Martinez
Jim Webb
Evan Bayh
Michael Bennett
Jeanne Shaheen
Mark Warner
Mark Udall
George Voinovich
Clarie McCaskill
Joe Lieberman
Kent Conrad

Rumored:
Arlen Specter
John McCain
Max Baucus

So if the rumored three are right and the 18 number is correct we've IDed most of them. However the last story I posted said that their are 14 Democratic senators in the group so their is probably more then 18 in the group overall. I'd strip McCain out of the group. Tom Carper seems to be a likely addition, other Senators I can think of are Hagan and the Ark 2 although their comments seem to be very favorable.

But there is the bulk of the list up there.  

John McCain: Beacuse lobbyists should have more power

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by: Populista @ Thu Feb 05, 2009 at 14:57:24 PM CST

Just read (4.00 / 2)

the full comment about the 18. Pretty clear that Collins, Snowe, Martinez, Specter and Voinovich are the five R's. Further we have confirmation that the following Democrats are among the 13.

Ben Nelson
Mary Landrieu
Jim Webb
Evan Bayh
Michael Bennett
Jeanne Shaheen
Mark Warner
Mark Udall
Clarie McCaskill
Joe Lieberman
Kent Conrad

So we are only missing two. Most likely and rumored candidates

Max Baucus
Tom Carper
Tim Johnson
Blanche Lincoln
Mark Pryor
Jon Tester
Herb Kohl

Anyone from one of those states want to call them up?

John McCain: Beacuse lobbyists should have more power

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by: Populista @ Thu Feb 05, 2009 at 15:19:44 PM CST

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What about Bill Nelson - Florida? (4.00 / 1)

He often votes with Ben Nelson (when they do it, I call it a "full Nelson".

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by: joanneleon @ Thu Feb 05, 2009 at 16:18:42 PM CST

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