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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to break a deadlock over the nomination of privacy expert Alvaro Bedoya to join the Federal Trade Commission, narrowly approving an effort to move forward with his confirmation. By a vote of 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking a 50-50 tie, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is now able to steer Bedoya’s nomination to an expected confirmation vote. Bedoya, a Democrat, teaches at Georgetown Law School. While the Senate usually votes twice on nominees, once to end debate and once to actually confirm the person, an additiona…