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  Epic filibuster: Senator Bernie Sanders rails against U.S. tax cuts for the rich
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Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Dec 10, 2010 08:41pm
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AuthorChris Parry
News DateSaturday, December 11, 2010 12:05:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionIndependent Senator Bernie Sanders looked tired and disheveled as his filibuster of the Obama/Republican tax cut extension deal entered its ninth hour Friday. Like a modern day Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Sanders stood in the U.S. Senate and refused to yield time as he spoke against an extension of tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans in an attempt to derail the deal, creating an online viral video sensation in the process.
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