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An ad from Patrick Murphy attacks Allen West.

Allen West and Patrick Murphy launch dueling attack ads in a Florida Congressional race

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Says Patrick Murphy is trying to "hide his drunken assault of a police officer."

An Army report stated Allen West "performed illegal acts, merited court martial, faced 11 years in prison.'"

Says Adam Hasner "gives the wealthy tax breaks worth $250,000 a year but hikes middle class taxes $2,000."

Says Obama was in New York City the same day as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but went on a TV show instead of meeting with him.

Says his deficit plan "made some adjustments to (Simpson-Bowles), and we're putting it forward before Congress right now, a $4 trillion plan."

Says Bill Nelson sold agricultural land "for home development, pocketing at least $1.4 million."

Bill Nelson "leased land that he owned for six cows, taking advantage of an agricultural tax loophole to dodge $43,000 in taxes just last year."

President Barack Obama’s "spending drove us $5 trillion deeper in debt."

Says Bill Nelson "cast the deciding vote for Obamacare cutting Medicare spending by $700 billion and letting an unelected board decide what gets covered here." 

"This is what President Obama said the jobless rate would be if we passed the stimulus: 5.6 percent."

Promise: Create over 700,000 jobs

Update: Still a long way from 700,000 jobs

"If Gov. Romney's plan goes into effect … the average senior would have to pay $460 a year more in tax for their Social Security."

Romney’s Medicare plan was estimated to "cost the average senior about $6,000 a year."

Says Barack Obama "put in place a board that can tell people ultimately what treatments they're going to receive."

Says Adam Hasner said he will never accept a pay increase, but he voted to raise his pay four times.

Says Lois Frankel "took a 40 percent pay raise" as mayor while West Palm Beach "lost jobs."

Says Daniel Webster "used taxpayer funds to build a lobbyist lounge."

"Barack Hussein Obama will ... force Christian schools to hire non-Christian teachers."

Bill Nelson voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor, "who signed a Supreme Court opinion saying Americans do not have an individual right to own firearms."

"President Obama decided not to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York."

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