While some Republicans have suggested they might filibuster, CNN's Capitol Hill team has determined that Hagel has enough support to clear a 60-vote threshold if needed.

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One might argue that because this was a high-level crisis, and that many had already lost their lives, the threshold for private action to support a public cause in this case was clear.

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His support is volatile, but he may squeak past the 5% threshold to enter the Sejm (parliament).

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After reporting concern about contamination, water quality tests performed by the Texas Railroad Commission found naturally-occurring levels of benzene, a known carcinogen, which exceeded the threshold limit for drinking water, but found no evidence to support a flaming water claim.

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He was rewarded for this with 260 votes, which is 47.7 percent, which is far below the 75 percent threshold but it is enough to suggest that he might garner enough support in the next several years.

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Peter Medgyessy, the Socialists' prime-ministerial candidate, a former finance minister with experience as an economist and banker, will depend on the support of the liberal Free Democrats, the only other party to have passed the 5% threshold.

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