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Senate confirms James Comey for FBI
Politico ^ | 7/29/13 | PRIYA ANAND

Posted on 07/29/2013 10:40:00 PM PDT by Nachum

The Senate confirmed James Comey to head up the FBI with an 93-1 vote Monday.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) – the only senator who voted nay – lifted his hold on the nominee to succeed FBI Director Robert Mueller late Monday afternoon, minutes before the vote, after receiving more information from the agency on the domestic drone program. Paul had maintained that he would delay the nomination until his questions were answered.

“The FBI today responded to my questions on domestic use of surveillance drones by saying that they don’t necessarily need a warrant to deploy this technology,” Paul said in a statement. “I disagree with this interpretation. However, given the fact that they did respond to my concerns over drone use on U.S. soil, I have decided to release my hold on the pending FBI director nominee.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: comey; confirms; fbi; senate
Prior to the Monday vote, no senator had voted against a nominee for FBI director since the death of J. Edgar Hoover in 1972, according to the Congressional Research Service.
1 posted on 07/29/2013 10:40:00 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

It is really scary whenever any nominee for any position gets 100% of the vote.

I suppose they all fear what information is contained in their FBI files.

Kudos to Rand Paul.


2 posted on 07/29/2013 11:23:58 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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To: Nachum

Obama OWNS the FBI and CIA, NSA, and IRS... as openers..
and fully 20/30 other agencys... Interesting Times await..

The “Coup” is complete.. private visits to Congress and their relatives looms... if not already made..
Unless... that was done long ago.. right after Vince Foster..

No other explanation could be made after Obama literally stole the election and republicans could care less..
-OR- if they do care ..know.. to keep their mouths shut...

Bengazi is a “TELL”... and Snowden ruined his lifestyle for love of country..
High military officials have been purged and replaced since before Clintoon..

America is not equipped to combat mass treason...
The Coup D’Etat was and is quite legal.. fighting it legally is a fools errand..

The american people are “bewitched”.. whatever that is..
And ARE being judged.. harshly...


3 posted on 07/30/2013 12:35:07 AM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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