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Posted: 4/12/2013 3:21:04 AM EST
FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, left, and Republican Sen. Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania, right, announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, at the Capitol in Washington. A bipartisan gun control deal by Toomey and Manchin inspired Senate conservatives to drop their filibuster plans, even though many Republicans who allowed the legislation to advance said they were unlikely to vote for its passage in the end. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Posted: 3/7/2013 4:43:38 PM EST
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. is questioned by reporters in an elevator as he leaves a GOP policy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Call it Rand's Stand: a nearly 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor that is thrusting a tea party hero back into the national spotlight. Paul's Wednesday night filibuster of President Barack Obama's pick for CIA director drew comparisons to the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Paul, the son of former Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul, repeatedly demanded assurances that the administration would not use drones in the United States to kill terrorism suspects who are U.S. citizens. He got that assurance on Thursday. Paul is a freshman senator who challenged the Republican party's establishment to win his seat in 2010 and now commands attention as a defender of limited government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 3/7/2013 3:08:27 PM EST
This video frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Paul used an old-style filibuster lasting nearly 13 hours to take control of the chamber and block Senate confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director. (AP Photo/Senate Television)
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Posted: 3/7/2013 3:08:27 PM EST
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., leaves the floor of the Senate after his filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Thursday, March 7, 2013. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director but ran into a snag after Paul began a lengthy speech over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil. But Paul stalled the chamber to start what he called a filibuster of Brennan's nomination. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Posted: 3/7/2013 7:28:32 AM EST
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., walks to a waiting vehicle as he leaves the Capitol after his filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Thursday, March 7, 2013. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director but ran into a snag after Paul began a lengthy speech over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil. But Paul stalled the chamber to start what he called a filibuster of Brennan's nomination. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Posted: 3/7/2013 1:48:48 AM EST
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., walks to a waiting vehicle as he leaves the Capitol after his filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Thursday, March 7, 2013. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director but ran into a snag after Paul began a lengthy speech over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil. But Paul stalled the chamber to start what he called a filibuster of Brennan's nomination. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Posted: 3/7/2013 1:48:48 AM EST
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., leaves the floor of the Senate after his filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Thursday, March 7, 2013. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director but ran into a snag after Paul began a lengthy speech over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil. But Paul stalled the chamber to start what he called a filibuster of Brennan's nomination. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Posted: 3/6/2013 11:33:25 PM EST
This video frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director but ran into a snag after a Paul began a lengthy speech over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil. But Paul stalled the chamber to start what he called a filibuster of Brennan's nomination. Paul's remarks were centered on what he said was the Obama administration's refusal to rule out the possibility of drone strikes inside the United States against American citizens. (AP Photo/Senate Television)
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Posted: 3/6/2013 10:24:00 PM EST
This video frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday night, March 6, 2013, shortly before 10 p.m. EST. Paul was still going strong with his self-described filibuster blocking confirmation of President Barack Obama’s nominee John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. (AP Photo/Senate Television)
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Posted: 2/4/2013 4:18:40 PM EST
FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee's confirmation hearing. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. is raising the possibility of a filibuster of Hagel to be defense secretary. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Posted: 2/4/2013 4:18:40 PM EST
FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2013 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. speaks with reporters following a Republican strategy session, on Capitol Hill in Washington. McConnell leader is raising the possibility of a filibuster of President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 12/29/2012 2:32:12 PM EST
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) discusses the fiscal cliff negotiations with the media prior to a news conference on filibuster reform with Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (not seen) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington December 28, 2012. REUTERS/Mary Calvert
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Posted: 12/29/2012 2:32:12 PM EST
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) discusses the fiscal cliff negotiations with the media prior to a news conference on filibuster reform with Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (not seen) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington December 28, 2012. REUTERS/Mary Calvert
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Posted: 12/29/2012 2:32:12 PM EST
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) discusses the fiscal cliff negotiations with the media prior to a news conference on filibuster reform with Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (not seen) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington December 28, 2012. REUTERS/Mary Calvert
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Posted: 12/29/2012 2:11:42 PM EST
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) discusses the fiscal cliff negotiations with the media prior to a news conference on filibuster reform with Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (not seen) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington December 28, 2012. REUTERS/Mary Calvert
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Posted: 12/29/2012 2:11:42 PM EST
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) discusses the fiscal cliff negotiations with the media prior to a news conference on filibuster reform with Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (not seen) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington December 28, 2012. REUTERS/Mary Calvert
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Posted: 12/29/2012 2:11:42 PM EST
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) discusses the fiscal cliff negotiations with the media prior to a news conference on filibuster reform with Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (not seen) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington December 28, 2012. REUTERS/Mary Calvert
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Posted: 12/29/2012 1:59:26 PM EST
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) discusses the fiscal cliff negotiations with the media prior to a news conference on filibuster reform with Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (not seen) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington December 28, 2012. REUTERS/Mary Calvert
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Posted: 12/29/2012 1:59:26 PM EST
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) discusses the fiscal cliff negotiations with the media prior to a news conference on filibuster reform with Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (not seen) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington December 28, 2012. REUTERS/Mary Calvert
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Posted: 12/28/2012 5:00:55 PM EST
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) discusses the fiscal cliff negotiations with the media prior to a news conference on filibuster reform with Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (not seen) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington December 28, 2012. REUTERS/Mary Calvert
