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DENVER — “Freedom!” shouted a member of the tightly packed crowd as Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul took center stage earlier this week at a spacious sports bar. And for the next half hour, that’s exactly what Paul talked about as he detailed what he’ll deliver if elected president in 2016: Freedom from obtrusive government surveillance.…