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02-09-2011, 04:49 PM
Allen West Gets CPAC Keynote Slot
Tea Party-backed freshman Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) will be the keynote speaker at this weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference, an influential gathering of conservative activists that doubles as a cattle call for likely 2012 GOP presidential candidates.
"I've been asked today to have the honor of giving the closing keynote address at CPAC Saturday. I'm humbled," he wrote on Twitter.
West, one of two African-American Republicans elected to Congress last year, will speak late Saturday afternoon, shortly after the results of the straw poll of potential presidential candidates are announced. He's taking the slot after Sarah Palin turned it down, pointing to scheduling conflicts.
Here's the link. (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20031176-503544.html?tag=nl.e886)
Tea Party-backed freshman Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) will be the keynote speaker at this weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference, an influential gathering of conservative activists that doubles as a cattle call for likely 2012 GOP presidential candidates.
"I've been asked today to have the honor of giving the closing keynote address at CPAC Saturday. I'm humbled," he wrote on Twitter.
West, one of two African-American Republicans elected to Congress last year, will speak late Saturday afternoon, shortly after the results of the straw poll of potential presidential candidates are announced. He's taking the slot after Sarah Palin turned it down, pointing to scheduling conflicts.
Here's the link. (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20031176-503544.html?tag=nl.e886)