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MSNBC rejects ad criticizing frequent guest Tony Perkins

By Marcos Restrepo | 03.08.12 | 10:02 am | More from The Florida Independent

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MSNBC on Tuesday rejected an ad critical of Tony Perkins, president of the conservative Family Research Council and a frequent guest on the network, according to the group that produced the ad. More …

Koch-affiliated tea party group promotes School Choice Week rallies

By Marcos Restrepo | 01.18.12 | 3:00 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Florida chapter of the Koch-affiliated tea party group Americans for Prosperity on Tuesday called for people to sign up for rallies affiliated with National School Choice Week, which starts next week More….

VIDEO: Super PAC gets tough on Gingrich

By Marcos Restrepo | 12.22.11 | 11:02 am | More from The Florida Independent

“You know what makes Barack Obama happy? Newt Gingrich,” says an ad by Restore our Future, a group that supports GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
PolitiFact reported Wednesday More…: “A pro-Mitt Romney ‘Super PAC’ is flexing its muscles in the Republican race for president, telling conservative voters not to

Arizona immigration-law supporters, opponents debate Supreme Court move

By Marcos Restrepo | 12.13.11 | 2:32 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the legal challenge to Arizona’s controversial immigration enforcement law S.B. 1070is taking center stage in the immigration debate, as supporters and opponents of the measure call on the court to rule in their favor. More…

Florida ag commissioner: Best outcome on immigration would be ‘if nothing happens’

By Marcos Restrepo | 11.15.11 | 2:58 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam told state citrus industry leaders Monday that Florida GOP elected officials should be credited for not passing the “mistaken” state immigration laws now in place in Georgia and Alabama. More…

Rubio announces support for net neutrality repeal

By Marcos Restrepo | 11.10.11 | 1:43 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Wednesday he supports a Senate resolution to repeal the Federal Communications Committee’s net neutrality rules, which could be voted on today. More…

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Rumsfeld a special guest at Allen West fundraising breakfast

By Marcos Restrepo | 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 More… near [an Iraqi] detainee during an

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Despite setback, private prison companies have track record of influence (Corrected)

By Yana Kunichoff | 10.06.11 | 6:54 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Private prison companies lost one chance for a big profit last week when one of the largest known privatization campaigns in the country was blocked by a Florida judge for being unconstitutional. But private prison players like The GEO Group and the Corrections Corporation of America, which would have won More…