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- Graham supports continuance of full Patriot Act. Sen. Rand Paul opposes key sections of the Patriot Act, Sen. Mitch McConnell wants to keep the full program going, and Sen. Lindsey Graham falls on McConnell’s side in this issue. Source: New York Times / AP
- Haley, DeMint recruiting GOP candidates for September event. Source: Wall Street Journal
- Fox News to limit August GOP debate to 10. Source: New York Times
- Graham, others delaying trade vote over Ex-Im Bank. Source: New York Times.
- If you want to defund Export-Import Bank, you’re a trade hypocrite, says Graham. Allies of President Obama’s current trade agendy are scrambling to find the votes to kill a mostly Democratic-driven filibuster. Source: New York Times / AP
- Trade bill blockade threatened without Ex-Im renewal. Source: Politico
NOTE: We had Internet cloud problems on May 20 and couldn’t publish. There were, however, no major primary-related stories.
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