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The legislation, which was attached to the intelligence funding bill, requires the director of national intelligence to appoint an independent
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Intel committee votes for ‘red team’ to sign off on drone strikes against Americans overseas

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President Obama has struggled for years to overcome Republican opposition to his nominations for top government or judicial posts. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Senate Democrats ramping up ‘nuclear option’ threat

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Mortgage bankers, realtors, and home builders all lobbied Republican senators to approve industry-friendly, big government-friendly Congressman Mel Watt as the chief regulator for Fannie Mae. (AP Image)
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Republicans rebuff industry lobbyists, block Mel Watt nomination

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FILE - In this May 1, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama's nominee for the Federal Housing Finance Authority director Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., waves during the announcement of his nomination in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Democrats are struggling to halt a Republican blockade against Obama's pick of Watt and of Patricia Millett for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Senate rejects Obama nominations as fight over White House authority amps up

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Report tries to tie Tea Party, Koch brothers, Cruz to Holocaust deniers
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Report tries to tie Tea Party, Koch brothers, Cruz to Holocaust deniers

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The Tea Party and the voice of the people
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The Tea Party and the voice of the people

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Rand Paul, Ted Cruz: A tale of two filibusters
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Rand Paul, Ted Cruz: A tale of two filibusters

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Morning Examiner: The debt limit showdown begins
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Morning Examiner: The debt limit showdown begins

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Kristol: Ted Cruz Has Picked The Right Fight — Mostly
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Kristol: Ted Cruz Has Picked The Right Fight — Mostly

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In an Image made from a CSPAN broadcast, Sen. Ted Cruz continues to speak on the floor of the Senate at 5:21 a.m. Wednesday. Since Tuesday afternoon, Cruz --- with occasional remarks by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and other GOP conservatives --- has controlled the Senate floor and railed against Obamacare. (AP Photo/CSPAN)
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Ted Cruz exits his filibuster still swinging against Obamacare

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