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McConnells NSA gambit fails
TheHill
McConnells NSA gambit fails
By Jordain Carney and Julian Hattem
Mitch McConnell staged an epic gamble over U.S. spying powers and lost.
The Republican leader pledged to keep senators in Washington through the weekend to finish work on expiring provisions of the Patriot Act, but Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called his bluff.
Instead, when the smoke cleared in the early hours of Saturday morning, the 2016 presidential contender was the one with bragging rights.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/243018-mcconnells-nsa-gambit-fails
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