Independent candidates in Connecticut are recieving a swarm of bad press over how they spent the money they got through the public financing system. Recently filed state campaign finance reports show Independent candidates bought their fair share of slogan-splattered campaign pens, T-shirts and lawn signs, but they also paid their friends, relatives of friends, and [...]

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Posted by Donny Ferguson at LP.org. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. Economist, columnist and CNBC host Larry Kudlow reports the Obama administration is considering making the $1 trillion government expansion plan even bigger — throwing in an amazing $2 trillion in additional bailouts for banks. That’s three trillion dollars in expanded government spending. $3,000,000,000,000.00. $10,000.00 [...]

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Ballot Access News: The January 29 edition of the Arkansas Times has this intriguing story about Richard Carroll, the Green Party’s only current state legislator. He works the night shift at his locomotive repair job, so that he can attend the legislative session during the day. Posted to IPR by Paulie

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Posted by Donny Ferguson at LP.org. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. Libertarian National Committee Chairman Bill Redpath is — once again — one of several Washington leaders quoted in today’s installation of The Hill blog’s "The Big Question."  Today’s "Big Question" was "Politically, was it a good move or a blunder for House Republicans to [...]

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PSL Editorial reposted to IPR by Paulie On Oct. 7, 2001, the Bush administration began its murderous bombing of Afghanistan, dropping 5,000-pound bombs on nearly every major town and city in the country. The Taliban quickly retreated from their seat of power in Kabul to the countryside, where they have put up steady and ever-growing [...]

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LP.org: Which Obama proposal will do the most to delay economic recovery? Tax hikes on employers who emit carbon dioxide, estimated to eliminate between 3 and 4 million jobs by 2030 Raising taxes on employers by refusing to renew the 2001 and 2003 tax relief acts Eliminating the secret ballot in union elections, allowing organizers [...]

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Sunday, January 25, 2009 By: Enrique Vasquez pslweb.org Reposted to IPR by Paulie A farewell gift to fascist, anti-immigrant forces In one of his final acts as president, George W. Bush commuted the sentences of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents in prison for the February 2005 shooting of an unarmed Mexican immigrant. The two [...]

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Posted to LP.org blog by Donny Ferguson. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. Have you every wondered just what exactly is in Barack Obama’s massive government spending plan, now estimated by the Congressional Budget Office to end up costing over $1 trillion? The creators of StimulusWatch.org have taken the Obama proposal and broken it down by [...]

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Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com. Posted to IPR by Paulie. Contact: Scott McLarty, DC Statehood Green Party Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org The DC Statehood Green Party hosts “DC Statehood, Now Is The Time!” panel and open discussion • WHEN: Thursday, February 5, 7pm to 9 pm • WHERE: UDC School of Law, 4200 Connecticut Avenue [...]

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Posted by Donny Ferguson at LP.org blog. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. No wonder President Barack Obama is demanding the Senate pass his $825 billion government expansion plan with no further study or debate. Evenly divided a week ago, independents are now turning against Obama’s $825 billion government expansion plan. Judging from the polling data, [...]

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Found at On The Wilder Side. Posted to IPR by Paulie. OpEdNews: President Obama, Don’t Become Complicit in Their Crimes! On Thursday, January 29th, I sent President Obama this message: “Mr. President: The Bush Administration lied to the people in pursuit of war. As a result, at least one million Iraqis and thousands of U.S. [...]

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Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com by Brian Irving, and posted by Paulie. Libertarians Propose The Liberty Agenda RALEIGH (Jan. 28) — The North Carolina General Assembly should focus on annexation, public education, open elections, and corporate welfare during the upcoming session, the Libertarian Party of North Carolina said today in announcing The Liberty Agenda for North Carolina. [...]

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By 2008 Socialist Party USA Presidential candidate Brian Moore. Forwarded to contact.ipr@gmail.com by former IPR correspondent Peter Orvetti, and posted here by Paulie. Disclosure: I worked as an independent contractor to help Moore get on the ballot in several states in 2008. U.S. Attorney General Nominee Opposed; Support and Rationale By Senators Of Candidate Is [...]

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Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com by Steve Kubby and posted at shadowcabinet.us. Steve Kubby was the 2008 and 2000 runner up for the Libertarian Party VP nomination, the 1998 California Libertarian Party candidate for Governor, and a candidate for the 2008 Libertarian Presidential nomination. Posted to IPR by Paulie. Disclosure: I worked on Kubby’s 2008 Presidential nomination [...]

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Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com by the candidate. Posted to IPR by Paulie. Alan Augustson Green Party Candidate U.S. House of Representatives Fifth District of Illinois (01)(773)267-8507 Alan@AlanAugustson.org www.AlanAugustson.org The Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precincts Association will be holding a Candidates’ Forum on Sunday, February 1st, at DePaul University. Candidates vying to fill Rahm Emanuel’s seat in [...]

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In honor of Judge Jim Gray’s recent retirement, I checked to see if anything else concerning Judge Gray had been in the news recently. I discovered that we had somehow missed a recent editorial on January 3rd. Usually, I would consider this a loss and move on–but it is particularly interesting for two reasons. First, [...]

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Arthur DiBianca, whom I believe is a reader of IPR, was cited in the International Herald Tribune as being part of a group that was holding a rally in opposition to anti-smoking bills in the Texas legislature. The bill has met resistance from civil libertarians and some restaurant and bar owners who worry their business [...]

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Press release at LP.org, posted to IPR by Paulie. Respected Libertarian Superior Court Judge steps down after 25 year career WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s third-largest party congratulates Libertarian Judge Jim Gray on his retirement from the California Superior Court, Libertarian National Committee Chairman William Redpath announced Thursday. “Libertarians thank Judge Jim Gray for his decades [...]

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GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES http://www.gp.org For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 29, 2009 Contacts: Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org Mandates and other market-based plans will not solve the health care crisis; Single-Payer (Medicare For All) makes health care a right for all Americans Obama’s plan [...]

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Original IPR article by Paulie. Disclosure: I am a member of the executive committee of the Libertarian Party of Alabama, and actively involved with many of the coalition groups. For background, see my previous report on what we are doing in Alabama. The Libertarian Party of Alabama executive committee and guests heard this past Saturday [...]

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