By Javier Manjarres As Senator Marco Rubio continues to conceptualize his “conservative” alternative to the controversial Dream Act legislation, some Republican candidates are indicating their support of Rubio’s forthcoming proposal while calling attention to one of the potentially problematic aspects of the proposal- its military component, which if not properly addressed could open a floodgate [...]
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By Javier Manjarres DNC Chair/Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s partisan political tactics have brought an end to the 70 year-old relationship between Temple Israel of North Miami and one of its past presidents and most respected members, the honorable Stanley Tate. Wasserman Schultz and Tate were both scheduled to address the Temple Israel congregation regarding U.S.-Israeli [...]
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By Javier Manjarres Embattled Republican congressional candidate Ozzie deFaria and his campaign continue their downward spiral as additional news outlets are catching on to what the Shark Tank first reported back in February- deFaria “doggy” tactic that inadvertently fuel the phony “War on Women” narrative of President Obama and the Democrat Party. Like a true [...]
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By Javier Manjarres With Congressman Connie Mack’s recent endorsements from former Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann and now presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, DC and Florida political insiders are now saying that the senate primary race for former Senator George LeMieux is all but over. Another nail in LeMieux’s chances could come if popular [...]
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By Javier Manjarres Congresswoman Sandy Adams has introduced a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that will extend the provisions of the original act for another 5 years. The GOP led House of Representatives is expected to pass the bill, but not without major objections from the Democratic Caucus. Adams herself is a past [...]
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By Javier Manjarres Three Republican members of Florida’s congressional delegation- Allen West, David Rivera and Tom Rooney will be offering up their own amendments to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rooney, a former military prosecutor in the Army JAG Corps is proposing an amendment which will require detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay [...]
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By Javier Manjarres In what will be the most consequential election year in generations that puts to convictions of the general electorate to the test, beltway Republicans don’t appear to be making things any easier for their party’s prospects in November. Today’s Politico features an article that cites Republican official familiar with the internal deliberations [...]
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By Javier Manjarres The U.S. Senate Republican primary race in Florida is in full swing, and potential Republican voters are wondering who will be the candidate that will best represent them in the U.S. Senate, working along side U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. The top two candidates in the race, Congressman Connie Mack and former U.S. [...]
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By Javier Manjarres During the annual ‘Champions of Equality’ gala put on by the non-partisan group SAVE Dade, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson was honored with the first LBGT (Lesbian Bisexual Gay Transgender) “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” award for his past efforts to help repeal the controversial policy governing homosexuals serving in the U.S. Military that [...]
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By Javier Manjarres The fallout continues from Connie Mack’s recent ‘mail-gate’ debacle that has tripped up his U.S. Senate campaign. Mack apparently sent out a franked mailer (mail that members of Congress are only allowed to send out to their congressional district) to Republican voters outside of his congressional district,prompting his opponent George LeMieux to [...]
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Will the Florida U.S.Senate Republican Nominee Be Connie Mack?
May 17, 2012 16 CommentsBy Javier Manjarres With Congressman Connie Mack’s recent endorsements from former Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann and now presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, DC and Florida political insiders are now saying that the senate primary race for former Senator George LeMieux is all but over. Another nail in LeMieux’s chances could come if popular [...]
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