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Ros-Lehtinen First GOPer To Sponsor Bill Repealing DOMA

Ryan J. Reilly | September 23, 2011, 9:07AM

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) on Friday became the first Republican cosponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill which would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

"I voted against the constitutional amendment defining marriage so I'm pleased to co-sponsor the repeal of DOMA and work with my colleagues on marriage equality," Ros-Lehtinen said in a statement released by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY).

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Topics: DOMA, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Jerrold Nadler

Egypt

Egypt Hearings Focus On Threat Of Muslim Brotherhood

Ryan J. Reilly | February 9, 2011, 12:00PM

Opening statements at the House Foreign Affairs Committee's hearings on the unrest in Egypt indicated that members of the committee plan to focus on why the Obama administration didn't have a contingency plan in place due to the instability in the region and whether the Muslim Brotherhood is a legitimate party in the democratic process.

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Topics: Egypt, Egyptian Jan 25 Protests, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Muslim Brotherhood

Feisal Abdul Rauf

'Ground Zero Mosque' Imam Was A Bush-Era Partner For Mideast Peace

Megan Carpentier | August 12, 2010, 8:20AM

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and Karen Hughes

Tuesday, Reps. Peter King (R-NY) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) called Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf -- best known for his work with multicultural Cordoba Initiative to build a mosque and community center in Lower Manhattan -- a "radical" and criticized the Obama Administration for including him on a Middle East speaking tour. That tour, which includes stops in Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, is designed by the public diplomacy office to explain to Muslims abroad what it's like to be a Muslim in America.

Outside of how getting constantly called a radical by American politicians busy flacking the proposed "Ground Zero mosque" for political purposes might affect Rauf's view of what it's like to be a Muslim in America, there's one other big problem with King's and Ros-Lehtinen's accusation: Rauf already represented America in this way, under the Bush Administration.

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Topics: 'Ground Zero Mosque', Bush Administration, Feisal Abdul Rauf, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Karen Hughes, Muslims, Pete King, Religion

GOP Rep. Promises Donors: 'I Would Turn To You For Advice'

Zachary Roth | April 23, 2010, 10:17AM

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) has canceled a fundraiser after questions were raised about her promise of special access to donors.

The conservative lawmaker sent out an email last week inviting potential donors to "serve as a member of my advisory group by attending my April 27 dinner," and making a $2,500 contribution. It continued: "When the GOP regain[s] the majority, I would turn to you for advice on pertinent issues affecting our nation."