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NSA Spying on Members of Congress?

June 15, 2013

By JAVIER MANJARRES  The questionable National Security Administration telephone records  grab from Verizon customers has enraged members of Congress, from both the Republican and Democratic parties. So while Obama says that no one’s phone calls were listened in on, American’s have their doubts, and don’t put it by the spy agency to have done so. … Read more

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GOP Congressmen Pen Letter to Obama Requesting Holder Be Fired

June 14, 2013

By JAVIER MANJARRES Forty-Six Republican members of Congress have signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to remove Eric Holder from the Attorney General’s position. Among those forty-six, five members of the Florida Congressional delegation -Ron DeSantis, Ted Yoho, John Mica, Rich Nugent, and Dennis Ross, have signed on. Letter cites the recent NSA/Verizon scandal, … Read more

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Immigration Talks Break Down In the House of Representatives

June 14, 2013

By JAVIER MANJARRES According to Republican Congressman  Dennis Ross (R-FL), who is a strong supporter of  border security and E-Verify, the immigration reform talks in the U.S. House of Representatives have broken down. In an interview with the Shark Tank in Washington, D.C., Ross said that Congressman Sam Johnson, who is part of the “Gang … Read more

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Rubio Admits”Mistake” in His Immigration Reform Bill

June 14, 2013

By JAVIER MANJARRES In an interview with my close amigo, Ed Morrissey, Senator Marco Rubio admits to a  ”mistake” being made in the ‘Gang of Eight’ immigration reform bill. The mistake Rubio talks about is, “leaving the border plan up to the Department of Homeland Security and Janet Napolitano “I don’t want to leave the … Read more

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Ron Paul Fears Obama Administration May “Drone” NSA Whistleblower

June 11, 2013

By JAVIER MANJARRES Whether you think NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is a traitor or hero for divulging top secret information of the NSA seizing millions of individual’s phone records, the idea that the U.S. government would “drone” strike  Snowden, sounds a little far-fetched. Right? Former Presidential candidate and Congressman Ron Paul, believes that the U.S. … Read more

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Like Obama, Wasserman Schultz Changes Position on Surveillance Programs

June 11, 2013

By JAVIER MANJARRES Top Democrats are now distancing themselves from President Obama’s support of the NSA seizing of millions of phone records from Verizon customers. Back on December 31, 2012, President Obama signed into law the extension of the FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012.  CBS Miami is reporting that Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and … Read more

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Rubio Introduces Immigration Reform Amendment Mandating English Proficiency

June 11, 2013

By JAVIER MANJARRES With the “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill up for mark-up in the U.S. Senate, Florida Senator Marco Rubio will be introducing his own amendment to the bill, that would mandate all “registered provisional immigrants” to be proficient in English before they can receive permanent residency. Rubio says that under the existing … Read more

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Democrats Recognize Charlie Crist As “A Good Democrat”

June 10, 2013

By JAVIER MANJARRES America’s favorite flip-flopping politician, former Republican Governor Charlie Crist, is in pre-campaign mode, as he continues to visit Democratic enclaves throughout the state of Florida.  The Palm Beach Post has reported that Crist was recently in Palm Beach County with Palm Beach County Commissioner Burt Aaronson, to visit some of the county’s … Read more