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Entries from January 2009

Libertarian Party blog: $3 TRILLION? Obama considers tripling cost of government growth plan

January 30th, 2009 · 10 Comments

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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Arkansas Times feature story on Richard Carroll, Green Party legislator

January 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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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Libertarian Party blog: LP quoted in ‘The Hill’

January 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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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Party for Socialism and Liberation: Afghanistan is not a ‘good war’

January 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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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Libertarian Party daily poll: Which Obama proposal will do the most to delay economic recovery?

January 30th, 2009 · 4 Comments

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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Party for Socialism and Liberation: ‘Bush rewards border agents who shot immigrant in the back’

January 30th, 2009 · 21 Comments

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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Libertarian Party blog: StimulusWatch.org dissects the pork

January 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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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DC Statehood Green Party hosts forum: DC Statehood, Now Is The Time! (Feb. 5 at UDC)

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Libertarian Party: Polls say independent voters turning heavily against Obama spending plan

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Cynthia McKinney: President Obama, don’t become complicit in their crimes!

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

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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North Carolina Libertarians propose four-point Liberty Agenda

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Socialist Brian Moore opposes nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General, calls support and rationale of Senators weak

January 30th, 2009 · 7 Comments

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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Steve Kubby: ‘Change, what change?’

January 30th, 2009 · 15 Comments

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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Green Party candidate Alan Augustson to ‘crash’ Democratic Party forum

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Judge Jim Gray’s most recent reditorial

January 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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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Travis County Libertarian Party Gets Press in Opposition to Smoking Ban

January 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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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Libertarian Party congratulates Judge Jim Gray on retirement

January 29th, 2009 · 10 Comments

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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President Obama can either work to enact health care for all Americans or he can support insurance and HMO industry profits, say Greens

January 29th, 2009 · 14 Comments

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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Alabama Libertarians: prospective candidates, upcoming coalition meetings, business plan progress

January 29th, 2009 · 8 Comments

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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Ballot Access News roundup

January 29th, 2009 · 11 Comments

Original blog posts in Ballot Access News by Richard Winger. Posted to IPR by Paulie. Montana Bills for Registration by Party are Tabled Two Montana bills to institute registration by party have been tabled. HB 248, by Rep. Ken Peterson (R-Billings) would have set up closed primaries, but it was tabled on January 28. SB [...]

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