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Filibuster fight in the Senate

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The biggest hurdle to President Obama’s second term agenda: filibuster. The strategy was once considered a talkative way to stop action in the Senate, but these days, Senators have super-sized the tactic with a constant stream of silent filibusters. Sen. Jeff Merkley explains his plan to restore the talking filibuster.