The New Hampshire Union Leader reported, “Although he’s yet to secure a spot on the New Hampshire presidential ballot, Republican-turned-Libertarian Bob Barr visited Manchester” on Tuesday, “drawing attention and, possibly votes, away from Republican John McCain,” who also visited the state that day. Barr “said he had no idea McCain would be in New Hampshire [...]

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On its website, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says that in a recent interview, Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney discussed Libertarian Bob Barr, another former representative from Georgia. McKinney said, “The only thing I would say about Bob is that it’s interesting that Georgia is so well-represented in the non-major party lineup. Of course, I worked in [...]

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Green presdiential nominee Cynthia McKinney campaigned in Durham, North Carolina, on Tuesday, WRAL.com reported. McKinney “needs 500 signatures of North Carolina voters to be an official write-in candidate on the state ballot in November.”

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Libertarian Edward Martin has qualified for the ballot in Kentucky’s Third District U.S. House race, the AP reported. Martin “is a firsttime candidate who describes himself as a ‘disenfranchised Goldwater Republican.’” The closely watched race features a rematch between Democratic incumbent John Yarmuth and ex-Rep. Anne Northup, the Republican defeated by Yarmuth in 2006.

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The latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll on the presidential race, conducted July 18-21, has independent Ralph Nader polling five percent and Libertarian Bob Barr polling two percent. Barack Obama leads John McCain 48% to 35%. Chuck Baldwin and Cynthia McKinney were not included in the poll.

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A media release from Michigan Libertarian for U.S. Senate Scotty Boman says he’s proud to announce he’s been officially endorsed by “libertarian icon” Mary Ruwart. “It is a great honor to be endorsed by a person of Dr. Ruwart’s caliber; she is a superb writer, philosopher, and Michigan native,” says Scotty, who was the chairman [...]

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In response to House GOP leader John Boehner’s comments to Reason‘s Dave Weigel — that conservatives considering a vote for Bob Barr “might as well vote for Barack Obama” — the LP has issued a press release with harsh words for the GOP and its leadership. Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis said that Boehner’s comments [...]

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IPR was down for close to 24 hours, most of which I spent frantically trying to figure out how to fix things. Ultimately, I posted the job on GetACoder.com and hired a programmer from Bangladesh to fix it. This is after being on the phone with a U.S.-based techie who couldn’t figure it out for [...]

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The Communist Party USA has issued a statement concerning the fast approaching 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing, China. In reference to outcry from some quarters concerning China’s human rights record, often specifically focused on Tibet, the CPUSA has echoed the line of IOC President Jacques Rogge for preserving the Olympics’ tradition of [...]

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Dr. Mary Ruwart has issued a statement concerning the government’s proposed bailout of ailing NYSE-traded firms, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Libertarian Party, Bob Barr, and the Boston Tea Party’s Charles Jay have previously released statements on the matter. Dr. Ruwart’s statement, while in many ways echoing the sentiments of the LP and Mr. [...]

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