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Bigger and better things for IPR

November 13th, 2008 · 69 Comments

I founded IPR in May because there needs to be a site that covers third-party news without pulling punches and allows people to discuss issues openly, without any political censorship or regulation. I wanted there to be such a site, but I didn’t necessarily want to be the one in charge of it!
My plan for [...]

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Libertarian Hotties seeks to make over the movement’s image

November 13th, 2008 · 14 Comments

Proclaiming “Freedom is sexy,” Libby Belle is trying to make over the frumpy image of the libertarian movement with her new site, Libhotties.com.
In addition to the home page, they have a gallery, forum, myspace, and facebook group.
Taking an ecumenical approach to politics, they link to the Libertarian Party, Boston Tea Party, Democratic [...]

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Tags: Independents · Libertarian Party · Non-left/right parties

Gary Johnson confirms interest in 2012 Presidential run

November 13th, 2008 · 141 Comments

Gary Johnson is a Republican. However, he has (at least in the past) been a dues paying member of the Libertarian Party, has spoken at Libertarian events, and is likely to have the support of many Libertarian and Constitution Party Activists. This was published in Liberty Maven by Marc Gallagher.

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Ralph Nader campaign has fire sale on books, DVDs, campaign memorabilia

November 13th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Posted on the VoteNader blog
It’s a blow out clearance Nader/Gonzalez DVD/book sale!
Everything must go!
We’re slashing prices!
Just in time for Thanksgiving and the Holidays.
Pick up your Nader/Gonzalez memorabilia.
Soon to be classic collector’s items.
It’s two prices and two prices only.
$25 for an unsigned book or DVD.
$50 for a book or DVD autographed by the man himself [...]

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Tags: Independents

Socialist Workers Party asks FEC for continuing exemption from disclosure

November 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Posted at Ballot Access News

The Socialist Workers Party has had an exemption from reporting its campaign contributors, and its campaign expenditures, ever since 1979. But, whenever the Federal Election Commission grants the party this exemption, it always provides that the exemption will expire at a specified point in the future. The current exemption expires December [...]

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Tags: Socialist/left parties

Libertarian Party mourns death of Marshall Fritz

November 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Posted at LP.org
The Libertarian Party wishes to express its condolences to the friends and family of Libertarian activist Marshall Fritz, who passed away on Nov. 4 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
“When I think of Marshall Fritz, I immediately think of other people, because I met so many other Libertarians through Marshall, including Karl Hess [...]

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Libertarian Mike Gravel to speak at initiative conference in Oklahoma on Nov. 15th

November 13th, 2008 · 4 Comments

From Virtualization.sys-con.com:
National Experts, Oklahoma Initiative Leaders Discuss Ways to Reform State’s Initiative Process
With No Initiatives on ‘08 Ballot and Legal Battles, Reform Needed
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Oklahomans for Initiative Rights (http://ok4ir.org/) is hosting a half-day conference this Saturday, November 15, from 8:30 am until 1:00 pm at the Renaissance Convention Center Hotel in [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Begich pulling ahead of Stevens in Alaska US Senate race, with an assist from Bob Bird

November 13th, 2008 · 13 Comments

Bob Bird emailed contact.ipr@gmail.com:
Go to www.elect.alaska.net and check on the tally on the Alaska Senate race. Somewhere around 90,000 absentee, questioned and early ballots are being counted.
At this time, the page shows
Begich, Mark DEM 132196 [47.41%]
Bird, Bob AI 11315 [4.06%]
Gianoutsos, Ted NA 1140 [0.41%]
Haase, Fredrick D. LIB 2086 [0.75%]
Stevens, Ted REP 131382 [47.12%]
Write-in [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party · Independents · Libertarian Party

Did Chicot County, Arkansas, elect a Green Party County Assessor?

November 13th, 2008 · 9 Comments

From Ballot Access News:

Chicot County, Arkansas, elected its County Assessor in a partisan race last week. The only two candidates on the ballot were Democrat Barbara Esters, and Green Party nominee Elizabeth McCoy. The County Clerk says the vote totals are 2,227 for the Democrat, and 2,226 for the Green. However, the County Clerk refuses [...]

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Tags: Green Party

Video: Cynthia McKinney on election night

November 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

From Polidoc Productions

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Update on the Malik Rahim campaign

November 13th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Green Party members are organizing on the Wired For Change site and Green Change to support Malik Rahim’s Congressional election campaign in Louisiana District 2. They are looking for people to go to New Orleans between 11/29 and 12/6 to volunteer, make a video for the campaign, make phone calls from home, organize on [...]

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Tags: Green Party