I'm watching Countdown with Keith Olbermann, where Chris Hayes and Howard Fineman just cited this breaking article from the Hill:
Dems reach magic number on arms treaty as GOP support builds
By Alexander Bolton
Senate Democrats appear to have the nine Republican votes they need to ratify the New START nuclear treaty this week and give President Obama his third major victory of the lame-duck session.
Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) told reporters Monday afternoon that he would vote to ratify the treaty and also support a motion to end debate, which the Senate will consider Tuesday.
full The Hill article here:
http://thehill.com/...
more from the article:
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, became the 10th Republican to back the treaty on Monday evening.
Chris Hayes moments ago (paraphrased):
"It looks like Mitch McConnell isn't in control of as many Republican Senators as he thought."
Excellent news for the planet! Cheers.