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What a Night in Texas

by Josh Marshall
06.26.13 | 2:42 am

After a marathon filibuster which was technically broken on procedural grounds just before midnight, pandaemonium breaks out and abortion bill still fails even after Texas Senate Republicans tried to fudge the clock and give themselves more time to pass the bill. Amazing story.

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