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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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Rand Paul: "I Will Speak As Long As It Takes" To Stop Brennan Nomination

The Kentucky senator is filibustering John Brennan, the Obama administration's nominee to be CIA director, over the administration's drone policy.

Kirsten Gillibrand Is On A Women's Rights Mission

Changing Congress is only the first step.

Cory Booker Will Make Senate Announcement After Governor's Race

The Newark mayor says he'll wait to make his campaign announcement until after the N.J. gubernatorial race this fall. "It would would be wrong to hold a press conference," says Booker.

Democratic Congressman Praises Hugo Chavez In Death

José Enrique Serrano is a Democratic Congressman representing parts of the Bronx. Serrano worked with Chavez to bring Venezuelan heating oil to the South Bronx.

City In Georgia Wants To Make Gun Ownership Mandatory

"It's a deterrent ordinance," said Nelson City Councilman Duane Cronic, who proposed the ordinance. "It tells the potential intruder you better think twice." City leaders could make it law next week.

Cory Booker "Unapologetic" About Spending Time Outside Newark

The only passage charged with politics in the mayor's State of the City address Tuesday night. Part of an effort to "dismantle these narratives one after the other,” Booker tells BuzzFeed.

Obama To Host Republicans At Posh Hotel As Spending Cuts Deepen

Hoping to break sequester deadlock, Obama and Republicans are sitting down for dinner at hotel with a $1,776 "tasting menu" option.

Kirsten Gillibrand: Obama Offered To Host Dinner For Female Senators

It hasn't happened yet. "I've been calling every month," Gillibrand says.

Gabby Giffords At The Site Where She Was Shot: "Be Bold, Be Courageous"

The former Congresswoman and her husband Mark Kelly were holding an event in support of stricter gun control laws at the Safeway where she was attacked in 2011.

Fox News Host Says Student Oil-Divestment Activists Threaten Clean-Underwear Levels

Divestment campaigners labeled "anti-American."

Kirsten Gillibrand: Congress Should Be 51 Percent Female

"The bottom line is, if we had 51 percent of women in Congress, we would have never spent the last two years debating access to birth control," Gillibrand says.

Ted Cruz Grills Eric Holder On Hypothetical Use Of Drones On American Soil

The Senator wants to know if it would be constitutional to kill an American in a café with a drone strike. "You have to look at all of the facts," says Holder.

The White House Wants You To Care About Appeals Court Judges

With a potential filibuster of an appeals court nominee, the administration ramps up the pressure on Senate Republicans. Caitlin Halligan's nomination didn't go forward in 2011, but President Obama renominated her this year.

The House Looks To Take A Break From Passing Bills

Speaker John Boehner doesn't want to approve anything hastily or with a minority of the Republican vote. But that doesn't leave many options moving forward.

Chavez Death Dominates Front Pages Around The World

From Switzerland to Jamaica, the death of the Venezuelan president was the front page story.

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