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A Tale Of Two Talks: Ted Cruz Outlasts Rand Paul By 8 Hours

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A Tale Of Two Talks: Ted Cruz Outlasts Rand Paul By 8 Hours

September 25, 2013 • At 21 hours and 19 minutes, the Texas Republican held the Senate floor for considerably longer than Kentucky Republican Rand Paul did in March when he staged an actual filibuster over the country's drone policy.

What Chris Christie And Rand Paul Share, Despite Their Clash

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What Chris Christie And Rand Paul Share, Despite Their Clash

August 1, 2013 • Any Republican seeking the White House must be able to capture the conservative electorate of the GOP primaries, and then the more moderate general-election voter. As of now, the tough-talking governor and libertarian senator each seem prepared for one part of that two-pronged challenge.

Sen. Rand Paul Maintains Old-Fashioned Filibuster On Brennan Nomination

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Sen. Rand Paul Maintains Old-Fashioned Filibuster On Brennan Nomination

March 6, 2013 • The Republican from Kentucky said he would speak until he could speak no more to sound the alarm on the Obama administration's targeted killing program.

Sen. Rand Paul Returns $600,000 Of Unspent Operating Costs

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Sen. Rand Paul Returns $600,000 Of Unspent Operating Costs

February 21, 2013 • The $600,000 represents 20 percent of the senator's operating budget. Last year, he returned $500,000.

Sen. Rand Paul Suspects He Was Randomly Picked For Pat-Down

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Sen. Rand Paul Suspects He Was Randomly Picked For Pat-Down

January 23, 2012 • The senator was delayed at the Nashville airport. An alarm went off as he passed through security. He asked to be rescreened but was told he'd have to undergo a pat-down. Paul declined. He's the son of Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas).

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Tea Party Brings Big Demands, Small Crowd To Hill In Bid To Keep Up Pressure

July 27, 2011 • The outcome of the debt-ceiling fight might still be uncertain inside the Capitol, but many of the Republican speakers who spoke at a Wednesday noon-hour Tea Party rally outside, including U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (SC), Mike Lee (UT) and Rand Paul (KY), were already claiming a measure of victory.

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Sen. Rand Paul Asks For Donald Trump's Long-Form GOP Registration

April 28, 2011 • Sen. Rand Paul sought to give Donald Trump a taste of his own birther medicine, asking only partly in jest to see the long-form version of the New York developer's party registration.

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Sen. Rand Paul Makes Unusual Abortion, Low-Flush Toilet Link

March 10, 2011 • Sen. Rand Paul carped to an Energy Deparment official that the Obama administration believes in choice for abortions but not toilets or home appliances. The official told him she could help find him a toilet.

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