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Rep. Allen West (R-FL) (C) speaks during a news conference with fellow House Republican freshmen (L-R) Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV), Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY), Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) at the U.S. Capitol December 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. The GOP congressmen were critical of the Senate and the legislation they passed extending the payroll tax holiday, unemployement benefits and an adjustment in the payments that go to doctors for medicaid visits.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Allen West (still) loses his House seat

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theGRIO REPORT - More than a week has passed since the 2012 election (though Florida's vote count extended well beyond November 6th), and Allen West has still lost his U.S. House seat...
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President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) during a meeting with bipartisan group of congressional leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on November 16, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama and congressional leaders of both parties are meeting to reportedly discuss deficit reduction before the tax increases and automatic spending cuts go into affect in the new year. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama, House leaders optimistic on 'fiscal cliff'

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theGRIO REPORT - A White House meeting between President Obama and top congressional leaders concluded Friday with Republicans reaffirming that they will accept some increase in tax revenue...
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Susan Rice

House Democrats defend Susan Rice

Donna Cassata, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - A dozen female members of the House staunchly defended U.N. ambassador Susan Rice against Republican criticism over her remarks on the deadly Sept. 11 Libya attack...
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Citizens wait in a long line to vote in the presidential election at Community House November 6, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Lawmakers propose bills to combat voter lines

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - Members of Congress have introduced election reform bills that would aim to reduce long waits at the polls and clear confusion around the voting process...
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Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-IL, speaks to reporters following a Democratic Caucus on August 1, 2011 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. With time running out before the August 2 deadline to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, Congress is working to strike a deal that would avoid a potential federal default next week. AFP PHOTO / Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Mayo Clinic: Jesse Jackson Jr. continues medical treatment

Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. remains under the care of physicians for bipolar disorder, although he's no longer a patient at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic...
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Wisconsin state party chairman Reince Priebus (L) and incumbent Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele (R) participate in a debate between chairmanship candidates of the RNC, co-sponsored by Americans for Tax Reform and the Daily Caller, at the National Press Club January 3, 2011 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Michael Steele: Current RNC chair 'an absolute failure'

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - With the 2012 election in the history books, Michael Steele may be having the last laugh...
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U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, Kennedy, left, meets with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.(AP Photo/Office of Patrick J. Kennedy)

Jackson Jr. exits Mayo, enters world of trouble

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - Jesse Jackson Jr., who handily won re-election last week despite being on medical leave since June, has left the Mayo Clinic, a spokesman for the hospital said Tuesday...
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Rep. Allen West (R-FL) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill on April 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on the ongoing implementation of the repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy barring gays and lesbians from serving openly in the armed forces. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Georgia GOP courts Allen West

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theGRIO REPORT - According to Politico, the southern state's GOP wants to recruit West to run for election there at some point...
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Congressman Allen West speaks to a crowd at the 2011 Palm Beach County Tax Day Tea Party on April 16, 2011 at Sanborn Square in Boca Raton,  Florida.   Another prominent speaker included billionaire Donald Trump.  (Photo by John W. Adkisson/Getty Images)

It's official: Allen West loses congressional seat

Matt Sedansky, Associated Press
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Firebrand Republican Rep. Allen West was defeated by Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy, according to the state's vote count Saturday...
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Linda McSpadden demands that U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., stop his battle for his congressional seat, Florida's 18th District, outside the Palm Beach Circuit Court House in West Palm Beach, Fla. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Election Day has come and gone and West is still fighting for votes — in the courtroom. The freshman tea party-idol struggling for re-election in South Florida, found himself 2,456 votes behind Democratic rival Patrick Murphy in Tuesday's unofficial tally. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Judge denies Allen West's motion to impound ballots in Florida

Matt Sedensky, Associated Press
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A Florida judge has denied Republican Rep. Allen West's request to impound ballots and voting machines, dealing a blow to West's re-election chances...
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