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To: Marathoner

Longest Filibuster in modern history was about 24 hours in 1957 by Strom Thurmond.


206 posted on 03/06/2013 4:26:13 PM PST by Sequoyah101
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To: Sequoyah101

Two of the top five are from the 80’s. Wayne Morse, my ideal Senator, (I grew up in Oregon) holds the number three spot with 22 hours and change.
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/tp/Five-Longest-Filibusters.htm


213 posted on 03/06/2013 4:31:26 PM PST by Hieronymus ( (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G.K. Chesterton))
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