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 each [...]

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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. [...]

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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 vote [...]

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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 resistance [...]

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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 to unionize a business [...]

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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 men tried to cover up [...]

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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 project, [...]

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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 NW, Building 39, [...]

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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. soldiers are [...]

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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.
“These are [...]

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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 the House
will have opportunities to make statements and receive [...]

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