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Shpilkes In Little Havana For the GOP (DownWithTyranny!)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Little Havana is part of Florida's 18th congressional district, currently represented by far right Cuban-American Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Ros-Lehtinen is a Bush rubber stamp at best and a bat-shit crazy extremist at worst. Next week's Time Magazine has a story that may well have Ros-Lehtinen and her allies, particularly corrupt Democrat Debbie Wasserman Shultz, zitstin'...

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The Medicare Fraud/Ros-Lehtinen Connection (Discourse.net)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:38:47 GMT

Nice piece at Eye on Ileana: US Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen rejects Medicare fraud remedy. Tell your friends about Annette Taddeo....

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At Last! EMILY'S LIST Endorses Taddeo (Discourse.net)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:49:27 GMT

Well, it’s about time! EMILY’S LIST has gotten off the the fence and endorsed Annette Taddeo for Congress in FL-18. Yes, I can see why in the abstract it might be hard for a feminist group to come out against a senior woman in the House. But in this case, given just how bad Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s record is on women’s issues, it should have been easy. Here’s the key part of the EMILY’S...

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Why won't Debbie Wasserman Schultz support Democrat Annette Taddeo in Florida? (AMERICAblog)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:36:00 GMT

This is maddening. DavidNYC reports that leading House Democrat, Debbie Wasserman Schultz (DWS), still won't help Annette Taddeo's campaign. It's ludicrous. Taddeo's opponent is the Bush-loving, right winger Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. It's especially galling considering DWS has a leadership role in the DCCC -- and may even try to run that organization in the next cycle. So, you'd think supporting...

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Swinging By Ros-Lehtinen’s Office (ONE)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:12:27 GMT

On Sunday Miami ONE Members in Miami, met with Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to thank her for her leadership in the passage of PEPFAR (The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS RElief) and for her continued support of policies to fight global disease and extreme poverty around the world. The congresswoman expressed tremendous appreciation for our efforts [...]

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: The Rubber Stamp For Bush. By Geniusofdespair (Eye On Miami)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:54:00 GMT

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Suit challenges state-U.S. Sugar deal (Miami Herald)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:05:00 GMT

A Miami attorney says Florida's historic buyout of U.S. Sugar Corp. was illegal. Dexter Lehtinen, an advocate for the Everglades, an attorney for the Miccosukee Indians and the husband of Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, filed a lawsuit Friday in Circuit Court in Palm Beach County. Lehtinen challenged the state's $1.75 billion deal to buy the sugar land for Everglades...

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Political whitewash? (Naked Politics)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:53:30 GMT

The hundreds of caricatures of South Florida notables that adorned the walls of The Palm in Coral Gables are gone -- just like the restaurant at Village of Merrick Park. Among them: Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen; former Gov. Jeb Bush; Miami...

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Against Amendment 2 (Pushing Rope)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:12:00 GMT

In a surprising piece of news: Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen told Miami Log Republicans she is against Amendment 2 . “In Florida, the term marriage is already defined as a relationship between a man and a woman. Amendment 2 will involve the government in our personal lives by dissolving locally recognized domestic partnerships, endangering the legal rights of unmarried couples,...

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Ros-Lehtinen teams up with Hillary Clinton (Naked Politics)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:09:02 GMT

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who has taken pains to distance herself from President Bush, has teamed up with Sen. Hillary Clinton on legislation aimed at helping newly-arrived immigrants make the transition to life in the U.S. Clinton said the bill invests...

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"Letter to Manmohan Singh from U.S. Congress," May 2, 2007. (World Report) (Progressive Bloggers)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:17:00 GMT

Members of Congress including the Chairman Tom Lantos and Ranking Member Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Reps. Howard Berman, Gary Ackerman, Ike Pence, Edward Royce, Brad Sherman, wrote a letter, dated May 2, 2007, to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, expressing grave concern about Indiaâs cooperation with Iran. In the letter, they expressed deep concern about...

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Ros-Lehtinen, Taddeo each pledge to fight Florida ban on gay marriage (Gay South Florida)

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:31:35 GMT

Photo gallery | Ros-Lehtinen shmoozes with gay Republican club BY STEVE ROTHAUS srothaus@MiamiHerald.com U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a House leader on gay issues, has pledged to fight Florida's proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage. "We have a big challenge ahead...

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Photo gallery | Ros-Lehtinen, Log Cabin Republicans commit to defeat Amendment 2 (Gay South Florida)

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:33:51 GMT

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen attended the first social event of Miami's new Log Cabin Republicans club, held Sunday at the Miami Shores home of club Vice President Omar Cassola. Ros-Lehtinen told club members that she is committed to helping defeat...

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Bill on U.S.-Russia Nuclear Cooperation (Iran Nuclear Watch)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:57:00 GMT

On July 23, 2008, Representatives Howard Berman (D-CA) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) introduced H.R. 6574 , a bill to implement an agreement for nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and Russia. The legislation was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Committee on Science and Technology. On July 24, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a session to markup...

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House to OK bill co-authored by Ros-Lehtinen to curb worldwide pandemic of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (Gay South Florida)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:25:48 GMT

News release from the office of U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: "An opportunity to eliminate a grave threat to international security" (WASHINGTON) - U.S. Rep Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), co-author of legislation to expand U.S. efforts to curb the worldwide pandemics of...

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[khabor.com] Quotes of the Day - 'One world, one dream,' could ring true.! (Daily Khabor @ Khabor.Com)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:14:00 GMT

One would wish that the motto of this year's Olympics, 'One world, one dream,' could ring true. Quotes of the Day Thursday, Jul. 24, 2008 One would wish that the motto of this year's Olympics, 'One world, one dream,' could ring true. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, U.S. Congresswoman, speaking as a resolution was introduced in the House asking China to end human rights abuses and its support of...

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Ties That Bind [MyDD] (The Liberal Blog Network)

rss@mydd.com (Annette Taddeo) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:51:37 GMT

I had the pleasure of meeting Annette in Austin and wanted to alert everyone to this race and to this excellent candidate we have running against Bush rubber stamp Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in FL-18 - Todd Cross-Posted at Daily Kos, Open Left, and Swing State Project This weekend, we saw once more that no matter what happens in Iraq, there is no end in sight to this war unless we demand it....

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Diaz-Balarts, Ros-Lehtinen back housing bill that fellow Florida GOP'er terms an "irresponsible bailout" (Naked Politics)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:04:26 GMT

Reps. Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen were among 45 Republicans voting in favor of a housing bill aimed at helping strapped homeowners avoid losing their homes -- along with preventing troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...

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Ros-Lehtinen, Beach officials push for access to the fast lane (Naked Politics)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:17:03 GMT

Anxious Miami Beach officials huddled Tuesday with Florida Department of Transportation representatives, summoned by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who met with the group, along with representatives of Reps. Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. "We might be debating Iran,...

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Photo Op/Media Avail: Blunt, Ros-Lehtinen Host Meeting With Colombian Officials (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:17:54 GMT

WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.) will host a meeting tomorrow, July 23rd, at 2:15 p.m. with Colombian Defens...

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