Saturday, March 9, 2013

Rand Paul ends Senate filibuster of CIA nominee over drone concerns after nearly 13 hours

Nearly 13 hours after he started, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., ended a dramatic, old-fashioned filibuster early Thursday morning -- having held the floor for most of the day and night to rail against the administration's drone program while holding up the nomination of John Brennan for CIA director.