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Filibuster and Cloture
"Using the filibuster to delay debate or block legislation has a long history. In the United States, the term filibuster ... became popular in the 1850s when it was applied to efforts to hold the Senate floor in order to prevent action on a bill." The site features a brief overview of the filibuster and cloture rule to end filibusters, and links to the use of the filibuster in U.S. history. From the U.S. Senate.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Filibuster_Cloture.htm
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