The American Independent

President Barack Obama Thursday drew repeated applause at a private event at Aurora’s Buckley Air Force Base when he called on the country to work toward energy independence, which he called a matter of national security.

The American Independent’s sister site The Florida Independent live-blogged this afternoon’s U.S. Senate field hearing on the new voting restrictions approved by state legislatures around the country — including Florida’s — last year.
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Over the last 30 years, political contributions made by financial industry executives increased by 700 percent, according to new analysis by the watchdog Sunlight Foundation. Roughly 5,500 members of the finance, insurance, real estate sector (FIRE) gave $178.2 million to political committees and candidates during the 2010 election cycle, More…

The Florida Independent’s Marcos Restrepo appeared on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez this morning to discuss the GOP presidential primary and the role immigration policy is playing in the race.

Maplight, a group that monitors the connection between money and politics, has released a report that says the state of Florida is “owned” by the conservative Club for Growth.

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The American Independent, and our media partners in Michigan — Between the Lines Newspaper and Lansing Online News — will have the opportunity to interview Republican Presidential Candidate Fred Karger on Monday Jan. 30, and we need your help! Karger is the first openly gay man in American More…