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FEC settles lawsuit against Florida congressman’s former business partner

By Virginia Chamlee | 02.22.12 | 1:08 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A stipulated order and consent judgment in Federal Election Commission investigation into a former business partner of Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota, was filed yesterday, a sign that the case may be nearing its end. According to the filing, Buchanan’s onetime business partner, Sam Kazran, must pay $5,000 for “a non-knowing

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(VIDEO) Peter Brimelow brings controversy to CPAC for nationalist views

By | 02.09.12 | 7:33 pm

The American Conservative Union has already taken heat early into this year’s annual Conservative Political Action Conference for banning a pro-gay conservative group while welcoming a speaker with controversial views against multiculturalism that progressive advocacy groups have branded “white nationalist.”

Congressional ethics investigation finds that Rep. Buchanan likely violated federal law

By Virginia Chamlee | 02.06.12 | 5:34 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The details of an ethics investigation into discrepancies on the 2008-2011 financial disclosures of Sarasota Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan were made public Monday. According to its report, the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics recommended that the Committee on Ethics further review the allegations after finding

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First U.S. Senate campaign ad ignites political firestorm

By | 02.06.12 | 3:15 pm

Former Congressman Pete Hoekstra unveiled the first television commercial in the 2012 U.S. Senate race during the Super Bowl, and while he may have been aiming for positive spin, the backlash has been quite pronounced.
Hoekstra is one of six vying for the Republican nomination to unseat Michigan Sen. More…

Congressional leaders push Obama to expand fracking study

By Troy Hooper | 02.03.12 | 3:56 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), Jared Polis (D-Colo.), and Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) are calling on President Obama to strengthen environmental and public health standards to protect against risks posed by hydraulic fracturing.

Congress advances bill that would open up more land to oil shale exploration

By Troy Hooper | 02.02.12 | 10:18 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Oil shale isn’t yet commercially viable, but on Wednesday the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources passed Colorado Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn’s bill to speed up its production in the West anyway.

Coors heir launches congressional campaign; promises more God, less government

By Scot Kersgaard | 01.31.12 | 4:57 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Joe Coors, Jr., great-grandson of 19th-century beer-magnate Adolph Coors, formally announced Tuesday that he is running to unseat Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter, who is now serving his third term in Colorado’s seventh district.

Marco Rubio denies ‘anti-immigrant’ charges

By Marcos Restrepo | 01.27.12 | 4:15 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told participants at the Hispanic Leadership Network conference Friday morning in Miami that immigration is a gateway issue that touches everyone in the Hispanic community.

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