Progressive And Libertarian Views On OR-1
James Foster, another candidate for the congressional seat, has been a member of the Libertarian Party for more than thirty years. He ran for office once before, seeking an Oregon state Legislative seat. Foster acknowledges it's been a big year for Ron …
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Gary Johnson: 'Mickey Mouse Would Poll 15 Percent Against Obama And Romney'
WASHINGTON — Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has no qualms about running as a third party candidate, telling HuffPost in a recent interview he thinks Americans are so dissatisfied with their options that "Mickey Mouse would poll 15 …
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Tea Party Express rallies in Panama City
PANAMA CITY — Calling the 2012 presidential election the “most important election of our lifetime,” speakers at a Tea Party Express rally Monday encouraged Republican voters to show up in force for Tuesday's primary election. Amy Kremer of Tea Party …
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Country-club GOP establishment lays down the law to Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, the …
The white-shoe, country-club, establishment Republican leaders will be pressuring in unison after Florida, saying to the right, the Tea Party, Ron Paul and Sarah Palin: be good little boys and girls because we own this party, not you.
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Boston Bruins Goalie Skips White House Visit for Vaguely Libertarian-Sounding …
Missing in action was Bruins goalie Tim Thomas, who released some tantalizingly-libertarian-sounding reasons for not wanting to attend. I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the …
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Libertarians have a point
Libertarians generally believe that the least government is best; they demand nothing except, according to PJ O'Rourke, “the one thing which no government in history has been able to do — leave us alone.” The Unitarian message has always been …
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Labels vs. Intellectual Independence
Earlier this month I wrote a guest post for the Bleeding Hearts Libertarian blog titled "Why I'm Not a Bleeding Heart Libertarian." Here's my gist: I'm not interested in identifying which among the many kinds of bleeding-heart libertarian I am because …
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Libertarian Party May Hold First Minor Party Presidential Primary in North …
The North Carolina Libertarian Party has requested that the state provide it with a presidential primary, which would be held on May 8. The party has requested that the State Board of Elections list six candidates on the party's presidential primary …
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Republican Presidential Contenders Spar With Each Other and on Iran
January 23, 2012 Republican Presidential Contenders Spar With Each Other and on Iran Jim Malone | Washington The four remaining candidates for the Republican Party's presidential nomination met for a testy debate in Florida late Monday, just one week …
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Palin Has a Few Choice Words for Christie
Since Mr. Gingrich's big win in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, Mr. Christie has become more aggressive in his attacks, and on Sunday's “Meet the Press,” declared that Mr. Gingrich “has been an embarrassment” to the Republican Party.
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DownsizeDC announces new interactive newsletter
Quoting Thomas Paine that, &quotTime makes much more converts than purpose,&quot the thought is to drive a steady shift in men and women's minds, above time and across a host of problems, towards libertarian beliefs. &quotI assume my team can obtain the things outlined above, …
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Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Gary Johnson–Presidential Prospects
There are two large names on the libertarian front: Ron Paul and Gary Johnson. Gary Johnson was involved in only a couple Republican debates and there were a couple fascinating moments. At one particular point they asked candidates who they would assistance if they if …
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Timeline: Rep. Todd Platts' career
2004: Platts runs unopposed in primary, and wins in the general election against three third-party challengers: Lester Searer of the Constitution Party, Michael "Mickey" Paoletta of the Libertarian Party and Chuck Steel of the Green Party. …
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Veteran Spanish politician Manuel Fraga, survivor of Franco's postwar regime …
The governing Popular Party issued a statement saying his death Sunday at age 89 “constitutes the loss of one of the fathers of the Spanish Constitution and a key person in the transition to democracy.” “We all regret the death of Manuel Fraga, …
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Age clause set to bar Mugabe
Mugabe has threatened to undermine the constitution-making process if the draft constitution does not capture all Zanu PF's positions. In a Zanu PF central committee report tabled at the party's national conference in Bulawayo last month, Mugabe said: …
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Future-leaning Libertarian, Scott Keller, Announces That He Will Be Competing …
AP source: ABC interviewed Gingrich ex-wife 01.18.12 Scott Keller, officially announces that he is searching for the 2012 Libertarian Party Presidential nomination with a liberty and resolution-oriented platform which guarantees to turn the financial system close to in …
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Libertarian Illusions
His libertarianism itself is beguiling. Like many severe ideologies, libertarianism offers a single answer to a complex globe. It looks to cut by means of the fog and get to the heart of solutions illusions, alas, but effective ones nonetheless. …
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Libertarian Ron Paul is dilemma for Republicans
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) – The Republican Party is faced with a dilemma: how to take care of a common, unorthodox presidential candidate who would like to do away with the Federal Reserve and finish US military presence overseas. Ron Paul's libertarian …
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GOP to Libertarians: Stay Out of Our Major, Son
The calls to “End the Fed” are rhetorical desires that reek of Tea Party sentiments regardless of pre-dating populist movements as far back as the 1990s. But, for all of the kudos that Congressman Ron Paul gets for bringing the mainstream up to speed on …
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3rd-Celebration Candidate Could Rise Due To Voter Dissatisfaction
Gary Johnson, once the Republican governor of New Mexico, is now campaigning for the Libertarian Party's nomination for president. Ron Paul is nevertheless running as a Republican, but as he recently told HuffPost, he hasn't ruled out a third-celebration candidacy …
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Major test as ODM top guns brace for party nomination
The two are billed as the only ones with the credential to implement the new Constitution. Be that as it may, one more school of thought has it that the tussle amongst two ODM leaders is 'friendly fire' to wage a two-pronged assault on important voting blocs …
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Minor Party Ballot Access Lawsuit in Alabama
The lawsuit filed by the Constitution, Green and Libertarian Events of Alabama has been docketed. It is Stein v Chapman, middle district, 2:12-cv-42. It was assigned to US District Court Judge William K. Watkins, a Bush Jr. appointee. …
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Justice Celebration Begins Petitioning for Celebration Status in Utah
Events that are already ballot-certified in Utah, in addition to the two major parties, are Americans Elect, Constitution, and Libertarian. On January 13, Rocky Anderson accepted the presidential nomination of the Justice Celebration, at a public meeting held on …
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Major test as ODM top guns brace for party nomination
The two are billed as the only ones with the credential to implement the new Constitution. Be that as it may, another school of thought has it that the tussle between two ODM leaders is 'friendly fire' to wage a two-pronged assault on key voting blocs …
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Minor Party Ballot Access Lawsuit in Alabama
The lawsuit filed by the Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties of Alabama has been docketed. It is Stein v Chapman, middle district, 2:12-cv-42. It was assigned to US District Court Judge William K. Watkins, a Bush Jr. appointee. …
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