Amy Goodman, recently released from jail after being questionably arrested, interviewed Bob Barr on her show today. You can view it or read the transcript here. The interview is the last segment on the show. The rest of it features, among other reports, stories about Amy Goodman’s arrest and other protestors being abused. Barr was [...]

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The following is a press release from David Krikorian’s campaign for US Congress in Ohio. American Political Polling (APP) just conducted a survey, commissioned by the Krikorian for Congress campaign, of 400 registered voters in Ohio’s second congressional district (OH2). The survey, conducted August 29-30, 2008, relates to the district’s tightening three-way congressional race. The [...]

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Former presidential candidate Mike Gravel will be hosting a book signing on Saturday at Taylor Books in Charleston, West Virginia, from 2 to 4 pm. Afterward, he will host a fundraiser for former Green Party presidential candidate and current Mountain Party gubernatorial candidate Jesse Johnson. Gravel had previously endorsed Johnson’s run for president.

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Trent Hill reports that the Taxpayers Party submitted paperwork to the Lousiana Secretary of State to nominate Ron Paul for president and Barry Goldwater, Jr. for vice president. Goldwater, Jr. accepted the nomination, and it is assumed that Paul will not reject it, based on his passive acceptance of a theoretical VP nomination in Virginia. [...]

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Chuck Baldwin and Ron Paul will be at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on Sept. 9 for a join press conference. Here are the details: Ron Paul Press Conference Ron Paul has invited Chuck Baldwin to a press conference outlining the positions voters should look for when choosing a presidential candidate. Date: Wednesday, [...]

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IPR was on the scene at this past Tuesday’s Rally for the Republic, keeping tabs on third party activity as Libertarians, Constitutionalists and Ron Paul Republicans collided just 10 miles from the scene of a more subdued major party political gathering. The following photos survived stadium mood-lighting and a camera that was not as good [...]

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Tonight there will be a live video stream of a Ralph Nader and Jesse Ventura rally in Minneapolis. Matt Gonzalez, the vice presidential candidate on Nader’s independent ticket, will also be there. You can watch it here. Nader also has a special offer going – if you donate $100 or more, you will receive DVDs [...]

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As reported by the Associated Press: Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has endorsed a Sept. 11 conspiracy theorist for a congressional seat. Ventura came out Thursday in support of Kevin Barrett, a Libertarian running against incumbent Democrat Ron Kind for western Wisconsin’s seat. Barrett is a former University of Wisconsin-Madison lecturer who believes the U.S. [...]

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As reported by the Daily Liberty: Libertarian Gubernatorial candidate Sue Newell and Presidential candidate Bob Barr have joined other Libertarians on the New Hampshire Ballot. Barr reportedly filed only an hour and a half before the deadline.

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I’m up here at the RNC this week, but I haven’t had much time to blog. It’s certainly been an interesting experience though, and I will write a bit about it when I return home. Particularly on third party related stuff. Here’s one particularly loud group of Ron Paul supporters…

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The Onion profiles third-party presidential hopefuls Bob Barr, Cynthia McKinney, and Ralph Nader.

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California’s North Coast Journal takes a look at some of the lesser-known alternative candidates for president, including Real Food Party candidate Jimmy Carter; Eric Creviston and Ralph Robinson, friends and teachers at the same Indiana high school; and independents Chris Borcik, Jeff Brown, Don Cordell, Megally Z. Megally, and Jeff Petkevicius. Regarding the better-known alternative [...]

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In his column in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Badger Herald, Jack Garigliano uses the presidential campaign of independent Ralph Nader and U.S. House campaign of Libertarian Kevin Barrett to condemn third parties and independent candidacies in general, writing, “If you love your country and want to devote your life to improving it but can’t bring [...]

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Alaska’s Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that the Alaska Libertarian Party “is considering replacing candidate David Haase‘s name on the November ballot in the U.S. Senate race with Republican David Cuddy” after Haase “sent a letter to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner on Tuesday blasting the leadership of the Libertarian party and apologizing” to incumbent Republican Ted [...]

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Wisconsin’s Janesville Gazette reports Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and independent presidential hopeful Ralph Nader will be among the speakers at “Fighting Bob Fest”, named for Wisconsin Populist leader Bob LaFollette, this Saturday in Baraboo.

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CNSNews.com reports that when asked “whether he was more likely to vote for a third party candidate” than Republican John McCain, Rep. Ron Paul replied, “Oh yes, absolutely.” But Paul said he had not decided between Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin and Libertarian Bob Barr. Paul said, “I strongly encouraged Bob Barr to run. I [...]

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The Constitution Party of Pennsylvania “has sued the state’s chief elections official, claiming the party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates are unfairly being denied spots on the November ballot,” the AP reports. The lawsuit “filed Friday in Harrisburg federal court against Secretary of State Pedro Cortes seeks an injunction to include presidential nominee Chuck Baldwin [...]

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In a CNN.com commentary, libertarian media personality Penn Jillette writes, “I don’t think our next president being a great leader is a good thing. I’m worried about someone smarter than Bush taking over that tremendous power. Charisma and ambition increase my fear exponentially, and a great leader scares me to death. We need someone stupid [...]

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Minneapolis City Pages runs a video interview with Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr on its website:

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In a message posted at News With Views, writer Jim Kouri reports on Oregon’s Measure 65. This proposal is titled “Changes General Election Nomination Processes for Major/Minor Party, Independent Candidates for Most Partisan Offices”, and News With Views reports in part “If passed, Measure 65 will spell the end of all third parties in Oregon. [...]

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