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These Are the West of Times
Allen West By Ralph De La Cruz Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been quietly making their mark politically. Nine were elected in the 2008 and...
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State of the Union: The Reality Show
For his first State of the Union, Allen West is going stag. (Photo courtesy of Allen West.) By Ralph De La Cruz Florida Center for Investigative Reporting A few days ago, a friend sent me the following...
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Allen West Plays With Fire
For Rep. Allen West, the political campaign never ends. (Photo by Gage Skidmore.) By Ralph De La Cruz Florida Center for Investigative Reporting In the parlance of Internet message boards, a person who...
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‘Vile, Unprofessional and Despicable’— Florida Politics Back in Spotlight
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz By Ralph De La Cruz Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Who could be surprised, really? On one side you have freshman U.S. Rep. Allen West. A man who has not...
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In Senate Campaign, A Search for ‘Colonel’ of Truth
U.S. Senate candidate Mike McCalister is a National Guard/Army Reserve colonel who spent his time in classrooms and offices, not on battlefields. (Photo courtesy of Mike McCalister.) By Ralph De La...
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For Allen West, Goebbels Reference Typical Rhetoric
In his short time in the U.S. House of Representatives, Allen West has built a reputation for using rhetoric that crosses the line of acceptable discourse. (Photo courtesy of Allen West.) By Ralph De...
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Allen West: 80 Communists in Congress
"I believe there’s about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the Communist Party,” West said. (Photo by Gage Skidmore.) By Howard Goodman Florida Center for Investigative...
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West’s ‘Commie’ Claim Creates More Ripples
Following his statement that as many as 81 Democratic members of Congress are communists, Rep. Allen West was removed as the keynote speaker of a fundraiser for the Treasure Coast chapter of the NAACP....
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Freshman Congressmen Follow Washington’s Ways
U.S. Rep. Allen West of Florida is among freshman congressional representatives raising substantial amounts of money from the special interests groups they railed against in 2010. (Photo by Gage...
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‘Vile, Unprofessional and Despicable’— Florida Politics Back in Spotlight
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz By Ralph De La Cruz Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Who could be surprised, really? On one side you have freshman U.S. Rep. Allen West. A man who has not...
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In Senate Campaign, A Search for ‘Colonel’ of Truth
U.S. Senate candidate Mike McCalister is a National Guard/Army Reserve colonel who spent his time in classrooms and offices, not on battlefields. (Photo courtesy of Mike McCalister.) By Ralph De La...
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For Allen West, Goebbels Reference Typical Rhetoric
In his short time in the U.S. House of Representatives, Allen West has built a reputation for using rhetoric that crosses the line of acceptable discourse. (Photo courtesy of Allen West.) By Ralph De...
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Allen West: 80 Communists in Congress
"I believe there’s about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the Communist Party,” West said. (Photo by Gage Skidmore.) By Howard Goodman Florida Center for Investigative...
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West’s ‘Commie’ Claim Creates More Ripples
Following his statement that as many as 81 Democratic members of Congress are communists, Rep. Allen West was removed as the keynote speaker of a fundraiser for the Treasure Coast chapter of the NAACP....
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Freshman Congressmen Follow Washington’s Ways
U.S. Rep. Allen West of Florida is among freshman congressional representatives raising substantial amounts of money from the special interests groups they railed against in 2010. (Photo by Gage...
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