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  • ** FILE ** This Oct. 4, 2011 photo shows Rep. Allen West, Florida Republican, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. West is still fighting for votes two days after Election Day. But now, he's doing it in the courtroom. West is the tea party idol from South Florida who found himself 2,456 votes behind Democratic rival Patrick Murphy in Tuesday's unofficial tally. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

    GOP leaders back West's call for recount

    State and national Republican Party officials are getting behind Rep. Allen B. West's call for a recount of all early votes in St. Lucie County, Fla., saying it would be "unconscionable" not to answer lingering questions about the results, which show the outspoken GOP lawmaker trailing Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy.

  • Inside Politics: GOP fires vendor over questionable registrations

    Republicans fired a vendor who submitted 106 questionable voter registration forms in Florida's Palm Beach County.

  • Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks June 14, 2012, during a campaign event at Seilkop Industries in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Associated Press)

    Conservatives worry about state strategy for Romney

    Some state Republican Party leaders and influential conservatives say they are worried that the early stages of Mitt Romney's campaign have been marked by missteps and missed opportunities in the bid to unseat President Obama in November.

  • The Florida delegation at this summer's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., will stay at the Innisbrook Golf Resort in suburban Palm Harbor, more than 30 miles from the convention site. Some have speculated the location is punishment for a violation of RNC rules. (Innisbrook Golf Resort)

    Republican convention hotels spark frustration

    Another mystery surrounding this summer's Republican National Convention has been settled - state delegation hotel assignments.

  • Republican presidential candidates (Left to Right) former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex) stand for the singing of the National Anthem as they arrive on stage for the Florida Republican Presidential Debate at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, January 26, 2012. This is the second and final debate before the Florida Republican primary on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

    Romney, Gingrich clash over immigration in Florida debate

    Newt Gingrich played the role of political pinata in the debate here Thursday as his Republican rivals whacked away at his stances on immigration, previous support of a federal health care mandate and recent call for a new moon base — all just five days out from the state's all-important presidential primary.

  • CNN en Espanol anchor to participate in Fla debate

    CNN en Espanol is joining the list of Spanish-language networks to co-host debates and forums with the GOP presidential candidates.

  • President Eisenhower delivered a State of the Union speech that was written on a 12th-grade level. (Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum)

    Inside the Beltway

    Hollywood beckons the White House: several glittering fundraisers are scheduled to begin on Tuesday in Tinseltown, complete with the Obama Victory Fund's own "Platinum Package," just for two.

  • Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who won the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, laughs while speaking during a victory party on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

    Florida suddenly within Gingrich's grasp

    Mitt Romney has long had the edge in money and staffing in Florida, but Newt Gingrich's big win Saturday night in South Carolina has blown the Jan. 31 primary in the Sunshine State wide open.

  • **FILE** Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the keynote speaker at a Florida Republican Party Presidency 5 convention, delivers a speech on Sept. 24, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (Associated Press)

    Florida GOP defies party with early primary date

    Florida pushed its primary date up to Jan. 31 — earlier than the RNC hoped.

  • GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks to delegates before a straw poll during the Florida Republican Party Presidency 5 Convention on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

    Straw poll voters took out anger on Romney, Perry

    Even Herman Cain's ardent supporters acknowledge that the businessman still has an uphill task.

  • The American Conservative Union's "CPAC-FL" gathering is one of a number of major Republican events in and around Orlando, Fla., over the next fewer days. (American Conservative Union)

    Inside the Beltway

    In 24 hours, Republicans descend on Florida en masse for a grand old party for the Grand Old Party. On Thursday, the mighty eight presidential hopefuls meet once again for another debate, this one hosted by Fox News and the Florida Republican Party, staged in Orlando. That's just the opening act, though.

  • Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, has been the subject of speculation that he might be vice-presidential material for the 2012 GOP ticket. He thus far has demurred. (Associated Press)

    Inside the Beltway

    Tea Party Express organizers describe the Republican debate in Tampa, Fla., on Monday night as a milestone — clear evidence that the grass-roots movement holds definitive sway over serious politics, despite critics who claim otherwise.

  • Cardenas

    Conservative group to get 1st new chief in 27 years

    Alberto Cardenas, who escaped from communist Cuba when he was 12, was elected Wednesday as the new chairman of the American Conservative Union, the first change at the top of the prominent conservative organization in more than a quarter-century.

  • Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott (center) gestures as he speaks with supporters on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. At left is Mr. Scott's wife, Ann. Florida's GOP voters chose the wealthy Mr. Scott, a political newcomer, over career public servant Bill McCollum as their candidate for governor. (AP Photo)

    GOP in Florida sutures wounds after Scott's win

    The road to reconciliation commenced even before the balloons and confetti were swept away at Rick Scott's victory party.

  • **FILE** Sen. Jon Kyl (Getty Images)

    Inside the Beltway

    Imagine a recent meeting between President Obama and Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl, talking border issues in the privacy of the Oval Office.

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