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Wednesday, 20 March 2013

The Morning Plum: What Rand Paul’s filibuster accomplished

The Morning Plum: What Rand Paul’s filibuster accomplished: "rn out of concern about an actual issue — objections to Obama’s approach to drone warfare that are shared on both sides of the aisle. By waging his talking filibuster, Paul gave us a chance to hear his objections and judge their validity. By contrast, the GOP filibuster of Halligan was part of a concerted, party-wide GOP strategy to do everything possible to render government dysfunctional when it comes to even routine business, for purely partisan reasons. The reason Republicans offered for their filibuster — that Halliga"

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Trump: Rand Paul’s filibuster ‘did nothing’

Trump: Rand Paul’s filibuster ‘did nothing’:

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Articles: What did Rand Paul's Filibuster Mean?

Articles: What did Rand Paul's Filibuster Mean?:

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Friday, 15 March 2013

Gender, ethnic makeup of 113 th congress

What the Makeup of Congress Might Say About the Rob Portman Effect http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/03/rob-portman-demographics-113th-congress-charts/63155/

Orwell and the filibuster

George Orwell on the Filibuster http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/george-orwell-on-the-filibuster/274037/

Thursday, 7 March 2013

Paul's filibuster ends

Senate Approves Nomination Of John Brennan As CIA Chief http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/07/173741820/senate-approves-nomination-of-john-brennan-as-cia-chief