Watch Rand Paul's Epic 12-Hour Filibuster in 120 Seconds

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Alex Fitzpatrick
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Watch Rand Paul's Epic 12-Hour Filibuster in 120 Seconds

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) made a rare and lengthy talking filibuster Wednesday into Thursday morning against John Brennan's nomination as director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Paul's filibuster, which lasted more than 12 hours and was joined at times by several other senators, focused on the government's use of drone strikes. Paul specifically expressed his extreme disapproval of Attorney General Eric Holder's refusal to rule out using drone strikes against American citizens on American soil, which Holder said in a recent letter to Paul could be ordered in "extreme circumstances."

If you're looking for just the highlights of Pauls' epic -- but not record-setting -- filibuster, check out the above video, which comes courtesy Reuters TV. Also be sure to check out Paul's Twitter stream, where staffers live-tweeted the entire ordeal.

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