Constitution Party presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin has a new video ad at his Web site.
Editorial Comment: I think this ad is very well done. It does the near impossible of coming across as non-divisive and yet not as pablum.
Click the story headline to view the ad.

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Time for a little pat on the back. IPR, since its founding a little over 6 weeks ago, has posted over 500 news items about third parties and independent candidates. We’ve tried to maintain a level discourse, keep a friendly atmosphere, and present real news that is of interest to you–the reader.
Now, what can you [...]

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Although the Missouri Constitution Party submitted its’ signatures for ballot access a long time ago, the Secretary of State only just now certified those signatures and alerted the Constitution Party of Missouri that all of its candidates were on the ballot.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. JULY 2, 2008—The Missouri Secretary of State’s office today completed the [...]

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Tom Knapp, the Missouri Libertarian Party’s candidate for the 2nd Congressional District and a contributor to IPR, has written a post on his official campaign blog analyzing his electoral playing field. Entitled The myth of the “safe district”, the article highlights the possibility of unseating incumbent Todd Akin, and what role Knapp would hope [...]

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Party for Socialism and Liberation presidential nominee and PFP presidential hopeful Gloria La Riva will be appearing in Fresno, California this Sunday to meet with and listen to locals concerning the rights of immigrants.
According to the event announcement, which is apparently only available in Spanish, La Riva has “participated for over 25 years [...]

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After loosing both the Democratic and Libertarian nominations, Mike Gravel, former Senator from Alaska, has put his weight behind the Jesse Johnson campaign’s efforts to win the Green Party nomination. In an email sent out by the campaign, Gravel explains why he thinks Jesse is the best choice for Greens in 2008. The [...]

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Scotty Reid hosts a program at Blog Talk Radio called One Black Man’s View. He has invited yours truly to be on the show tonight which he has titled Cynthia McKinney Says Its Time To Leave..as in leave the corporate parties behind. The call in number is (646) 478-5242 and the program begins [...]

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Stewart Alexander, SPUSA vice-presidential nominee and Peace and Freedom Party VP hopeful, has come out strongly in support of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cool attitude towards John McCain’s offshore drilling plan. In an article released today, Alexander writes:
Speaking at a political meeting in Miami, Florida, the Reuters News Service, US reported Governor Schwarzenegger as [...]

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According to a report at the BBC, Ingrid Betancourt has been freed from her captivity at the hands of the FARC, a formerly revolutionary movement now fallen into narcotics trafficking. Betancourt was the presidential candidate of El Partido Verde/Oxigeno . Her campaign manager, Clara Rojas, was freed on January 10th of this year.
Ms. Betancourt sent [...]

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It has been confirmed by multiple sources that Libertarian Party Political Director Sean Haugh, in violation of Massachusetts electoral law, ordered petitions with valid signatures to be burned — “quite literally.”
Haugh objected to reports that Gary Fincher, a professional petition circulator on Mr. Haugh’s black list, was collecting signatures in Massachusetts. Mr. Fincher was [...]

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