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Muslim Republican wants to join Broward County, Fla. party executive committee

By | 09.13.11 | 2:57 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Nezar Hamze, executive director of the South Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, has applied to become a member of the Broward Republican Executive Committee and to create a Muslim Republican Club.

According to the conservative blog Shark Tank: “The Republican Party is close to reading More…

Experts weigh in on significance of 9/11 and its aftermath

By | 09.08.11 | 5:36 pm

In the run-up to the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, a panel of foreign policy experts hosted by the New America Foundation shared thoughts on the mistakes made by the military and Bush administration in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Mall of America security forwarding names to FBI, report says

By | 09.07.11 | 8:30 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

An average of 1,200 people are questioned by private security at Bloomington’s Mall of America each year, with security sometimes forwarding names to the FBI for such innocuous activity as taking photos or acting nervous after being approached by guards.

Iowa-Nebraska bridge over Missouri River still too dangerous for repairs

By | 09.06.11 | 1:45 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

The Iowa 175 bridge over the Missouri River remains in peril due to flooding as state officials continue to monitor and do what they can behind the scenes to limit further damage.

Rep. Duncan Hunter wants more discussion of gays in military

By | 09.06.11 | 9:04 am | More from The Iowa Independent

While it might seem logical, given the nation’s latest job numbers, that when Congress returns after an August recess its members will be focused on the economy, unemployment and the national deficit, at least one federal lawmaker from California is hoping to switch the conversation to gays and lesbians in More…

Bachmann reversed herself on veterans benefits

By | 09.02.11 | 1:46 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Image by Matt MahurinDuring U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s speech at the annual convention of the American Legion in Minneapolis Thursday, she vowed to support and strengthen veterans medical care, but a plan unveiled by Bachmann in January, which she later dropped, proposed to cut $4.5 billion from these same veterans services.

Bachmann uses misleading claims to tout her foreign policy vision during speech to legionnaires

By | 09.01.11 | 2:31 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

GOP presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann shared her vision of an aggressive foreign policy, which she said would return the nation to its proper role as leader of the free world, at the annual convention of the American Legion in Minneapolis Thursday.

Ellison, Pelosi urge action to aid Somali famine relief

By | 09.01.11 | 10:47 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

In the last four months, more than 30,000 Somali children under the age of 5 have died during the worst drought in the area in 60 years, according to U.S. government statistics.

Sen. Bennet returns from Afghanistan, Pakistan

By | 09.01.11 | 9:02 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet returned Tuesday from a trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan from August 23 to 30. His office said the purpose of the trip was to press government officials in the region to restrict the flow of ingredients used to make roadside bombs, the biggest killer More…

Bernie Sanders: Ron Paul is ‘out to lunch’ on opposition to FEMA’s existence

By | 08.30.11 | 11:37 am | More from The Iowa Independent

While discussing how recent natural phenomenon have ravaged his state and others, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) criticized U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) for his statements against the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Saying that “we are a nation, not 50 individual states” and that when a disaster hits More…