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  • ** FILE ** Former Republican Representative from Florida, Allen West. Associated Press)

    Allen West: Can we investigate radical Islamic terror now?

    Former Florida Rep. Allen West issued a scathing statement on his Facebook page Friday, in response to the ongoing manhunt for one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings.


  • Rep. Allen B. West, Florida Republican

    Allen West warns 'left-wing groups' to stop harassing his wife

    A stern warning by Allen West went viral Wednesday after the former representative posted to Facebook that "it is a promise" he will take action against the "left-wing groups" allegedly harassing his wife.


  • **FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2013, following a Democratic strategy session. (Associated Press)

    Sen. Reid accused of using Marine tragedy to score political points

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took to the floor Tuesday to link sequestration to the tragic event Monday night where seven Marines were killed during a training exercise in Hawthorne, Nevada.


  • **FILE** Rep. Allen West, Florida Republican, talks July 30, 2011, about the standoff between Democrats and Republicans over the debt crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

    Ex-Rep. West uses campaign funds for self-named foundation

    Allen West was always a prodigious fundraiser, drawing money from far outside his Florida district. Now, he's transferred a half-million dollars in donated campaign funds to two charity groups: the Allen West Foundation and another entity sharing the new foundation's post office box address.


  • Former Rep. Allen B. West, R-Fla. (Associated Press)

    Who's 'NUTS' now? West letter to CAIR sells for $2,625

    The Council on American-Islamic Relations Florida announced Tuesday that it had sold a memorable letter sent by then-Rep. Allen West on eBay for $2,625.


  • Inside the Beltway: Culture warrior Christie

    Viewer interest will likely intensify now that Sen. Joe Manchin III asked MTV to cancel "Buckwild," a new reality TV show that the West Virginia Democrat says promotes unsavory, inaccurate stereotypes about the Mountain State. He's also troubled that MTV will profit from the provocative backwoods shenanigans.


  • ** FILE ** This Oct. 4, 2011, file photo shows Rep. Allen West, Florida Republican, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)

    West wins request for recount of some ballots

    Rep. Allen West won a full recount of early voting in St. Lucie County when the county's canvassing board voted late Friday to grant his request.


  • Rep. Allen B. West (AP photo)

    Judge denies West's recount bid in bitter Florida race

    A Florida judge on Friday denied Republican Rep. Allen West's plea for a full recount of early voting ballots in St. Lucie County, saying he didn't have authority to grant the request, according to the Palm Beach Post.


  • The lines were long for voters all over Florida, including Jacksonville, on Saturday, the last day of early voting. A judge ordered Orange County to extend the early-voting period after one site was shut down for several hours. (Florida Times-Union via Associated Press)

    EDITORIAL: Florida's tainted vote

    Florida just can't seem to count votes properly. After the embarrassing "hanging chad" debacle of the 2000 presidential election, similar games are now being played in the contest between Republican Rep. Allen West and Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy over the 18th Congressional District seat.


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