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White House denies allegations that Benghazi talking points were changed 12 times
05/10/13 Janelle IrwinLast Call Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Benghazi, Jay Carney, White House, CIA, Republicans
Conservative news outlets have claimed the Obama administration altered talking points on the 2012 Benghazi attack 12-times. Other allegations have surfaced claiming the words Al Qaeda were removed. The White House is denying those claims saying there was only one change made to the CIA-approved talking points and that was only changing "consulate" to "diplomatic post." Spokesperson Jay Carney also says officials released only the information that could be confirmed as it was received.
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05/30/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Ronda Storms, Rich Glorioso, Rachel Burgin, Florida Legislature, voter suppression, voting laws, voter purge, Rick Scott, Republicans, voting fraud
Governor Rick Scott instructed his appointed Secretary of State to remove people who may not be U.S. citizens from the voter rolls despite criticism that it unfairly targets Democrats and minorities. Two Republican state lawmakers supported that effort at a Brandon Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday.
Several people on the list of more than 2500 the state is claiming are ineligible to vote have already proved the claim was wrong. Outgoing Republican State Representative [Rich Glorioso...
Be the first to commentGOP presidential candidates debate in Tampa listen
09/13/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Cnn, CNN/Tea Party debate, tea party, debate, GOP, Republican Party, Republican debate, Republicans, elections, 2012 Election, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Michelle Bachmann, Ron Paul
Last night in at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, eight Republican presidential candidates participated in the first CNN-Tea Party debate. More than 100 tea party groups attended. Candidates were fired up and ready to answer questions from the Tea Party, while seeking their support on their path to the White House.
For many conservat...
Be the first to commentDick Armey rallies Republicans
03/17/09 Amy BeemanWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Dick Armey, Republicans, economic stimulus
A group of enthusiastically exasperated Republicans met Monday in Tampa to hear former conservative congressman Dick Armey speak against what he considers a gross mismanagement of government money by the Obama administration.
The crowd of 150 baby-boomers carried signs of protest reading 'Obama equals child abuse, No socialism- no Obama stimulus, and pay my mortgage."
The crowd chanted as Armey took the stage.
With a Ph.D in economics, he spoke to the audience of flaws he sees i...
Be the first to commentLatino advocates say GOP still doesn't get it listen
01/28/09 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Immigration, politics, Republicans
The Latino vote went overwhelmingly for Barack Obama in the 2008 election, a big difference than what happened between John Kerry and George W. Bush in 2004.
Tomorrow, a group of conservatives are expected to present a report in Washington that will show in detail that every single House Republican who lost last year was because they either supported amnesty, or the Democrat supported tough border security.
The event is called “Immigration and the Future of the Republican Party”, and w...
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