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    Mar 11, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  1. Are there no limits on the use of drones?

    A rare beast was spotted this week in Washington. An event as rare as the sighting of Big Foot. We actually saw a real filibuster in action.
    A rare beast was spotted this week in Washington. An event as rare as the sighting of Big Foot. We actually saw a real filibuster in action. It was a welcome event, even if it was performed by crazy Sen. Rand Paul. For two reasons. One, because Paul...

    Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Rand Paul, Pakistan

    2. Mar 10, 2013 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  2. On talking things out

    Jules Witcover
    WASHINGTON -- A Democratic president takes a bunch of Republican senators to dinner and invites the losing GOP vice-presidential nominee to lunch. Meanwhile, a freshman Republican filibusters the Senate for 13 hours against theoretical U.S. use of...

    Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Libertarian Party, White House

    3. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Terrorism and the war at home

    Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) waged a 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor this week in a futile effort to set clear limits on the administration's use of covert military force. Specifically, Paul wanted the administration to concede that it couldn't legally assassinate Americans on U.S. soil. The idea that a president would approve a drone strike on a citizen sitting at a cafe in Boston or San Francisco or Wichita seems far-fetched, but even the least paranoid among us can't help but be troubled by the administration's less-than-definitive assurances.
    Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) waged a 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor this week in a futile effort to set clear limits on the administration's use of covert military force. Specifically, Paul wanted the administration to concede that it couldn't legally...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Dianne Feinstein, White House, George W. Bush, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

    4. Mar 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Rand Paul's stunt misses the point

    If you took Sen. Rand Paul duck hunting, he'd probably shoot the decoy.
    If you took Sen. Rand Paul duck hunting, he'd probably shoot the decoy. That's the impression the first-term Kentucky Republican gave when he took the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday for a 13-hour rambling real-life imitation of Jimmy Stewart's...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Dianne Feinstein, Eric Holder, Armed Forces, Ted Cruz

    5. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Senate approves Brennan as CIA chief

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span>&nbsp;&mdash; The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, ending weeks of delay as lawmakers sought access to secret Obama administration documents about the targeted killing of militants overseas and the Sept. 11 attacks last year that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya.
    WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, ending weeks of delay as lawmakers sought access to secret Obama administration documents about the targeted killing of militants overseas...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Police Investigations, Benghazi, Terrorism, Yemen

    6. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Rand Paul filibuster splits GOP, Graham now supports CIA nominee

    WASHINGTON &ndash; The political fallout from Sen. Rand Paul&rsquo;s filibuster has begun as fellow Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham switched Thursday to support John Brennan as CIA director, saying the vote has become a &ldquo;referendum&rdquo; on the drone program.
    WASHINGTON – The political fallout from Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster has begun as fellow Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham switched Thursday to support John Brennan as CIA director, saying the vote has become a “referendum” on the...

    Tags: Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Mitch McConnell, John McCain, U.S. Senate

    7. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Don't shoot, drone guys. I'm a friendly American!

    Not to be all paranoid and everything, but is someone out to get me -- er, us?
    Not to be all paranoid and everything, but is someone out to get me -- er, us? You have to admit, given the week’s news, that Buffalo Springfield may have been on to something in the summer of ’67: Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it...

    Tags: Eric Holder, Hugo Chavez, Central Intelligence Agency, Elections, John O. Brennan

    8. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. After drone answers, Paul drops objections to Brennan nomination

    WASHINGTON&nbsp;&mdash; A day after launching an unusual talking filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul quickly dropped his objection to a Senate vote on John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA after Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. satisfied his concerns that the president doesn&rsquo;t have authority to order a lethal drone strike on U.S. soil outside combat.
    WASHINGTON — A day after launching an unusual talking filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul quickly dropped his objection to a Senate vote on John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA after Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. satisfied his concerns that the...

    Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, White House, Rand Paul, Central Intelligence Agency

    9. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Sen. Rand Paul ends marathon filibuster of John Brennan

    WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul ended a marathon filibuster of John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA early Thursday after holding the floor for nearly 13 hours, focusing on concerns over the constitutionality of the administration’s use of...

    Tags: Dick Durbin, Mitch McConnell, Murder, Harry Reid, Bernard Sanders

    10. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  10. Rand Paul gets filibuster relief from Pat Toomey

    Just after 11:30 p.m., a few hours after dining on steak as President Obama's <a href="http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/mc-pa-toomey-president-obama-dinner-20130306,0,2936466.story">dinner guest</a>, Pat Toomey walked onto the Senate floor to give his Republican colleague a 15-minute respite from a filibuster that was approaching the 12-hour mark.
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    Just after 11:30 p.m., a few hours after dining on steak as President Obama's dinner guest, Pat Toomey walked onto the Senate floor to give his Republican colleague a 15-minute respite from a filibuster that was approaching the 12-hour mark. The...

    Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, White House, NBC (tv network)

    11. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Paul filibuster gains support, delays Brennan vote

    WASHINGTON -- What began as Rand Paul’s one-man crusade to press the Obama administration for clarity regarding its prosecution of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorist ties became a bipartisan spectacle in the Senate chamber Wednesday -- one that...

    Tags: Republican Party, Jerry Moran, Barack Obama, White House, George W. Bush

    12. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Rand Paul vows to speak 'as long as it takes' to block Brennan

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- In a rare, traditional filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul vowed to speak on the Senate floor "as long as it takes" to draw attention to his concerns about the Obama administration's policy regarding the targeted killing of American terrorism suspects.
    WASHINGTON -- In a rare, traditional filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul vowed to speak on the Senate floor "as long as it takes" to draw attention to his concerns about the Obama administration's policy regarding the targeted killing of American terrorism...

    Tags: George W. Bush, John Kerry, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Terrorism, U.S. Senate

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