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Kamis, 07 Maret 2013

Rand Paul filibuster ranks among Senate's longest

Rand Paul filibuster ranks among Senate's longest

WASHINGTON â€" After nearly 13 hours on the Senate floor, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., ended his filibuster blocking Senate confirmation of John Brennan, President Obama's pick for director of the CIA. "I'm going to speak as long as I can to draw attention to

Led by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) with help from other junior senators, the filibuster stretched nearly 13 hours â€" with the Senate adjourning at about 12:40 a.m. Thursday â€" and was aimed at drawing attention to deep concern on both sides of the aisle

Led by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) with help from other junior senators, the filibuster stretched nearly 13 hours â€" with the Senate adjourning at about 12:40 a.m. Thursday â€" and was aimed at drawing attention to deep concern on both sides of the aisle

The senator from Kentucky staged a filibuster over the government's use of lethal drone strikes, forcing the Senate to delay the expected confirmation of John O. Brennan to lead the C.I.A..

Senator Rand Paul spent what seemed like all of Wednesday speaking on the Senate floor in order to filibuster the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director. Paul spoke for so long that the website

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