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Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, is now “the man to beat in 2016,” a Republican strategist said, after delaying a vote Wednesday on CIA nominee John O. Brennan with an old-style one-man filibuster. (Associated Press)

The Wrap: From canceled White House tours to snowed-out global warming hearings, the week that was

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PAUL: Rising in defense of the Constitution

By Sen. Rand Paul

**FILE** John Brennan, then-nominee for CIA director, testifies Feb. 7, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. (Associated Press)

Senate confirms CIA director Brennan after Paul gets assurances

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky challenged the Republican Party establishment to win his seat in 2010. He started a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday, demanding assurances that the Obama administration would not use drones in the U.S. to kill terrorist suspects. (Associated Press)

After almost 13 hours, Rand Paul ends Brennan filibuster

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** John Brennan (Associated Press)

Congress to see secret drone memos, paving path for CIA director confirmation

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** CIA Director nominee John Brennan testifies Feb. 7, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Select Intelligence Committee holding his confirmation hearing. (Associated Press)

Senate intelligence panel OKs Brennan nomination for CIA director

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Drone memo release wins Senate support for Obama nominee

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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GAFFNEY: Putting politics over public safety

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. John McCain (right) of Arizona, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and fellow committee member Sen. Kelly Ayotte (left), New Hampshire Republican, listen as Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 14, 2012. (Associated Press)

GOP senators press for answers about Benghazi attack

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

“I’ve had questions, written questions, for Mr. Brennan for nearly three weeks now,” said Sen. John McCain, one of three senators who listed 10 “things we do not know” about the Benghazi attack. (Associated Press)

Senators use CIA vote for leverage to get 10 answers on Benghazi attack

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Intel committee to vote Tuesday on Brennan for CIA

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Vote on Brennan for CIA post put off

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, says he will not allow a vote on John O. Brennan as director of the CIA until he answers his question on drones. (Associated Press)

Rand Paul to hold up Brennan’s CIA nomination over drone strikes

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

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LYONS: The Islamic cloud over Brennan and Hagel

By Adm. James A. Lyons

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, says he will not allow a vote on John O. Brennan as director of the CIA until he answers his question on drones. (Associated Press)

Paul wants answer from Brennan on drone uses on U.S. soil

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Former Sen. Chuck Hagel stumbled through his Senate confirmation hearing last week, but Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said “the political knives were out for” him. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Republicans vow to hold out for data before vote on Hagel

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** John Brennan (Associated Press)

PRUDEN: All of President Obama’s googly men

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard J. Durbin (Associated Press)

Lawmakers urge oversight of drone program

By Philip Elliott - Associated Press

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Graham’s hold presses White House on Benghazi

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

"We're in a different kind of war,” Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat (left), said on NBC's "Meet the Press.” about the use of drones. “We've got to strike a new constitutional balance.” (Associated Press)

Drone use raises a lot of doubts on the Hill

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times