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House Dems introduce resolution condemning Allen West’s Goebbels comment

Democratic members of the U.S. House have introduced a resolution condemning remarks made last week by Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale.

Gingrich announces Florida campaign leaders, many close to Rubio

GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich today announced campaign chairs and co-chairs for all of Florida’s 67 counties.

Allen West compares Democratic ‘propaganda’ to Nazis’

Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale, does not like the fact that a strong majority of Americans disapproves of Congress and is pinning the blame on Republicans. According to a recent interview with Politico, West thinks the Democratic Party’s messaging is the reason for the belief — messaging he says

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Invited to Awakening 2012: Perry, Bachman, Scott, West, Rubio

The Freedom Federation, a network of conservative faith-based organizations, will host its “Awakening 2012″ event in Orlando next year, featuring a long list of big conservative names as “invited speakers.”

Allen West featured on Planned Parenthood’s list of ‘chumps’

By | 11.14.11 | 5:54 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Planned Parenthood’s new “Women are Watching” campaign features Allen West on its list of “chumps,” a designation reserved for congressmen and congresswomen with the lowest scores on women’s health policies.

Planned Parenthood starts new campaign to stave off anti-abortion-rights measures in 2012

By | 11.09.11 | 5:56 pm

Leading up to the 2012 election, women are watching — more specifically, Planned Parenthood is watching.

CPAC 2012 to feature Allen West

By | 11.04.11 | 5:31 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The American Conservative Union announced today that Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale, will be a featured speaker at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which will be held in February in Washington, D.C.

Calling him a “true patriot,” ACU chairman Al Cardenas lauded West in a press release More…

Rumsfeld a special guest at Allen West fundraising breakfast

By | 10.27.11 | 3:30 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld appeared today at a Washington, D.C. breakfast fundraiser for Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale, with suggested contributions from $500 to $2,500. West, a former lieutenant colonel, resigned from the Army in 2003 after “it was disclosed that he fired a pistol near [an Iraqi] detainee during More…

Muslim man denied position on executive committee of Broward County, Fla. GOP

By | 09.27.11 | 11:04 am | More from The Florida Independent

Nezar Hamze’s application to become a member of the Broward Republican Executive Committee and to create a Muslim Republican Club was denied Monday.

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…