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  2. William Walker (filibuster) - Wikipedia

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    The most important strategic defeat of Walker came during the Campaign of 1856–57 when the Costa Rican army, led by Porras, General José Joaquín Mora Porras (the president's brother), and General José María Cañas (1809–1860), defeated the Filibusters in Rivas on April 11, 1856 (the Second Battle of Rivas). [35]

  3. Strom Thurmond filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957

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    The filibuster—an extended speech designed to stall legislation—began at 8:54 p.m. [a] and lasted until 9:12 p.m. the following day, a duration of 24 hours and 18 minutes. This made the filibuster the longest single-person filibuster in United States Senate history, a record that still stands as of 2025.

  4. Filibuster (military) - Wikipedia

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    Probably the most notable example is the Filibuster War initiated by William Walker (1824–1860), in the 1850s in Nicaragua and Central America. Filibusters are irregular soldiers who act without official authorization from their own government, and are generally motivated by financial gain, political ideology, or the thrill of adventure.

  5. The longest filibusters: where does Chris Murphy stack up? - AOL

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    Sen. Chris Murphy filibustered for nearly 15 hours into early Thursday. This marathon was put down as the 9th longest since 1900.

  6. Strom Thurmond - Wikipedia

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    During his filibuster, Thurmond relied on the book The Case for the South, written by W. D. Workman Jr.; Thurmond had known the author for fifteen years. Workman had covered both Thurmond's tenure as South Carolina governor and his presidential campaign, in addition to having served in the military unit which Thurmond had organized in Columbia.

  7. Fights, filibusters and a poison bomb: RI's biggest political ...

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    The Senate session – and the filibuster – quickly came to an end, as the room was cleared. Governor Flynn issued a statement saying the bomb had been planted to try to suffocate the lieutenant ...

  8. Filibuster - Wikipedia

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    The term "filibuster" ultimately derives from the Dutch vrijbuiter ("freebooter", a pillaging and plundering adventurer), but the precise history of the word's borrowing into English is obscure. [2] The Oxford English Dictionary finds its only known use in early modern English in a 1587 book describing "flibutors" who robbed supply convoys. [2]

  9. In order to break a filibuster and clear the way for a vote, nearly two-thirds of the chamber, or 60 votes, must agree to do so. In her remarks Tuesday, Harris limited her suggestion of ending ...