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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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National anti-abortion rights group hires former Planned Parenthood director

By | 12.09.11 | 2:03 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Americans United for Life, an anti-abortion-rights group that has its sights set on Planned Parenthood, announced yesterday that the group has hired Abby Johnson, the Planned Parenthood employee turned high-profile anti-abortion advocate.

DNC launches campaign against GOP-led voter-restriction laws

By | 12.05.11 | 12:25 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Democratic National Committee launched an online campaign last week to educate voters about what the group calls efforts that aim “to restrict voting purely for partisan gain.”

Wasserman Schultz named new chief of the Democratic National Committee

By | 04.06.11 | 9:46 am | More from The Florida Independent

Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was on Tuesday named chief of the Democratic National Committee. #


Wasserman Schultz represents Florida’s 20th congressional district, which covers parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties and is member of the House Judiciary and More…

Wasserman Schultz blasts Huckabee for supporting group that compares Planned Parenthood’s work to genocide

Image by Matt MahurinResponding to a Florida Independent report on Florida resident and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s upcoming fundraiser for an anti-abortion group that likens Planned Parenthood’s work to genocide, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Pembroke Pines, blasts Huckabee for legitimizing such “divisive tactics.”

New Times pressures Kaufman to consider ‘consequences’ of her ‘terrible words’

By | 01.10.11 | 10:07 am | More from The Florida Independent

In an open letter published yesterday, the Broward-Palm Beach New Times‘ Bob Norman attacks right-wing radio host Joyce Kaufman for her incendiary rhetoric, connecting Kaufman statements like “If ballots don’t work, bullets will” to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz.

“Dear Joyce,” the letters begins:

How does

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DNC Launches Preemptive Branding Campaign of GOP

By | 07.28.10 | 12:31 pm

Continuing their midterms ramp up, the Democratic National Committee launched a preemptive attack against the GOP this morning by attempting to define the proposed Republican governing agenda before Republicans are even done drawing one up.

Dems’ Health Bills Would Adopt New Mammogram Guidelines

By | 11.21.09 | 6:45 am

The Democrats downplaying the gravity of new recommendations for breast cancer screening have left out an inconvenient fact: their health care bills would automatically adopt them.

Both the House and Senate health reform proposals would force insurance plans to follow the new mammogram guidelines for women ages 50 to 74 More…

Wasserman Schultz: New Mammogram Guidelines ‘Causing Mass Confusion’

By | 11.20.09 | 1:55 pm

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), a breast-cancer survivor, has been busy on the news shows this week, attacking the new guideline that women seek routine mammograms later in life. Last night, she was at it again, telling MSNBC’s Chris Matthews that it’s “totally inappropriate” for a More…

Wasserman Schultz: New Breast Cancer Recommendations Are ‘Clear as Mud’

By | 11.18.09 | 11:25 am

The firestorm continues surrounding new recommendations that women screen later in life and less frequently for breast cancer, with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) — herself a breast cancer survivor — blasting the advice as both dangerous and confusing to women.

“These are very disturbing recommendations,” More…