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Rand Paul Does the Filibuster Thing

Update 2:58 PM: Senator Paul has handed off the floor to Mike Lee.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is filibustering John Brennan's nomination as CIA director until he gets answers on drone strikes.

Paul just entered his third hour of a solo filibuster. Watch it here

And while we're on the subject, go read Eli Lake's story on the Senate's bipartisan drone caucus, which consists of Rand Paul, Ron Wyden, Mike Lee and Mark Udall. 

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David Frum is a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast and a CNN contributor. He is the author of eight books, including most recently the e-book WHY ROMNEY LOST and his first novel Patriots, published in April 2012.

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