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U.S. senator begins bid to block extension of bulk data collection

Pulse Staff
Pulse Staff 16:44 - 20 May 2015
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul began giving a speech on Wednesday to block a vote on any legislation that would extend U.S. spy agencies' collection of Americans' telephone data.
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Under Senate rules, Paul, a 2016 presidential hopeful, can stay on the Senate floor and speak without interruption until midnight, when the next legislative day begins.

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(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan; Editing by Susan Heavey)

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