Allen West

Allen West

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  Face of the new Congress

  Politically, the 113th Congress that was sworn in Thursday won't be much of a change from the less-than-stellar 112th Congress it replaces: Democrats ... 

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  Rep. Tim Scott picked to replace DeMint in Senate

  Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Rep. Tim Scott to the U.S. Senate on Monday, making him the South's first black Republican senator since Reconstruction in ... 

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  GOP official: SC Gov Haley to tap Scott for Senate

  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has chosen Rep. Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the Senate, a move that will make him the first African-American ... 

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  New Congress: Fewer moderates make deals harder

  When the next Congress cranks up in January, there will be more women, many new faces and 11 fewer tea party-backed House Republicans from the class ...