Paul Filibuster Over Drones Delays Senate Vote on Brennan
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A Senate vote to confirm John Brennan as CIA director was delayed by a filibuster, as Republican Senator Rand Paul demanded that the Obama administration pledge it won’t use drones to attack Americans on U.S. soil without an “imminent threat.”
Attorney General Eric Holder sought today to assuage Paul’s concerns in a letter to the senator.