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Congresswoman ‘very proud to be associated with Invisible Children,’ despite anti-gay ties

By | 04.02.12 | 3:53 pm

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, told Florida students Friday she is “very proud to be associated with Invisible Children,” the organization that earlier this year launched the widely disseminated social media campaign to capture Uganda’s Joseph Kony, wanted for war crimes.

Activists call on Republicans to not support ‘anti-LGBT GOP presidential candidates’

By | 02.16.12 | 3:45 pm

The National Stonewall Democrats, the “national voice of LGBT Democrats” have launched a campaign urging gay and lesbian Republicans to not support “anti-LGBT GOP presidential candidates.”

Christian Family Coalition attacks Florida Republican for supporting same-sex marriage

By | 10.05.11 | 9:50 am

Add the Christian Family Coalition to the list of organizations attacking Miami GOP Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen for her decision to support the Respect for Marriage Act.

National Organization for Marriage attacks Ros-Lehtinen over same-sex marriage

By | 09.28.11 | 1:12 pm

In its latest appeal for donations, the National Organization for Marriage is calling on supporters to fund a new campaign that targets U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, for her recent decision to co-sponsor the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.

2012 GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain (Pic by Gage Skidmore)

Cain to visit Florida this week

By | 08.29.11 | 4:48 pm

Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain will be in the Sunshine State this week, for stops in both Tampa and Sanford.

Screenshot of a National Organization for Marriage ad targeting Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. (Pic via YouTube)

Despite ‘grassroots’ claim, National Organization for Marriage funded by a handful of sources

By | 01.07.11 | 8:12 am

Most of the funding for the National Organization for Marriage, a 501(c)(4) “grassroots” group dedicated to opposing same-sex marriage in Florida and elsewhere, comes from a few sources, according to its most recent 2009 IRS 990 form.

Florida resident and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at a 2010 book tour stop in Sarasota (Pic by Cooper Levey-Baker)

Huckabee signs letter supporting organizations designated as ‘hate groups’

By | 12.15.10 | 2:46 pm

Florida resident and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has signed a letter supporting a Family Research Council effort to push back against the Southern Poverty Law Center for designating several anti-gay organizations as “hate groups.”

Conservatives launch legal attack on Florida campaign finance rules

By | 10.07.10 | 9:48 am

Florida’s campaign finance laws are under assault this election season by conservative groups hoping to reduce government oversight on how they spend money on political ads.

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