Ballot Access News: In the November 2008 election, five independent candidates for U.S. House competed against both a Democrat and a Republican, and still managed to exceed 10% of the vote. They were: 1. David Krikorian in Ohio’s 2nd district got 17.71% 2. Cindy Sheehan in California’s 8th district got 16.17% 3. Burt Saunders in [...]

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On The Wilder Side: Dear Colleagues, Supporters and Media Allies: A sincere thank you for all your support during mine and Cynthia McKinney’s historic campaign this past year. I am booking now for Black History month, Women’s History month, Latino heritage month, Hip Hop Conferences, Symposiums, and Town Hall meetings. Sincerely, Rosa A. Clemente http://myspace.com/rosaclemente [...]

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Reposted at http://www.constitutionparty.com/news.php?aid=834 by Matthew B. Stannard The San Francisco Chronicle President Obama will end the 15-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that has prevented homosexual and bisexual men and women from serving openly within the U.S. military, a spokesman for the president-elect said. Obama said during the campaign that he opposed the policy, but [...]

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Reposted at http://www.constitutionparty.com/news.php?aid=833 by David Bacon TruthOut.com Unions Need Unity Oakland, California – Twelve unions met in Washington, DC, last week and announced they’re considering rejoining the two labor federations, the American Federation of Labor/Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and Change to Win (CTW), which split apart five years ago. The initiative came from the [...]

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mailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com Constitution Party of Oregon The CONSTITUTION PARTY OF OREGON calls on the U.S. Congress to cease meddling in Middle Eastern affairs, and return their attention to the constitutionally authorized business of providing for the common defense of the sovereign states, while securing the blessings of liberty to us and our posterity. The [...]

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Ballot Access News: The three minor parties that run the largest number of candidates across the nation are the Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties. In the November 2008 election, here is the best percentage in the nation for each of these party’s U.S. House nominees (excluding races in which one of the two major parties [...]

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Several more videos found on youtube: Posted to IPR by Paulie

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Found at CP.org by Mary Starrett Constitution Party Communications Director For 7 years, the American colonists saw red everywhere they looked. British troops had taken over their towns. Colonists had put up with increasing taxation, being spied on and having their normal, day-to-day lives scrutinized. One cold night in Boston in 1775, an altercation turned [...]

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Vote and/or check results at http://www.lp.org/poll/should-obamas-dept-of-treasury-pick-be-blocked-from-confirmation-for-failing-to-pay-taxes Posted to IPR by Paulie

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Ballot Access News: Oklahoma Representative Charles Key (R-Oklahoma City) has introduced HB 1072, which lowers the number of signatures to qualify a new party from 5% of the last vote cast, to exactly 5,000 signatures. Earlier, Oklahoma Senator Randy Brogdon had introduced a similar (though more comprehensive) bill in the State Senate, SB 359. Representative [...]

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Editorial published in the Huntsville Times State law needs to give other candidates a fair shot at election Sometimes it seems that every shortcoming or excess in state or local laws manages to end up in a federal court somewhere, usually framed as a constitutional question. Even so, grievances that do not rise to the [...]

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Ballot Access News: On January 14, West Virginia Libertarian Party state chair Matt Harris, and national chair Bill Redpath, spent the day lobbying key West Virginia legislators for better ballot access. Currently, for president, West Virginia is tied with North Carolina for having the 2nd most restrictive requirement. West Virginia requirements for office other than [...]

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Ballot Access News: The Peace and Freedom Party has been on the ballot in California for all elections 1968 through 2008, except that it was off in 2000 and 2002. It has always run candidates for the legislature when it has been on the ballot. In 2008, its Assembly candidates polled 8.29% in the races [...]

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By Wayne Root RootForAmerica.com The latest reports are out- and there’s good news and bad news for California. The good news is that California leads the nation. The bad news is that California leads the nation in deficit, debt and the amount of residents escaping to other states. The Mamas and Papas are rolling over [...]

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Press release from the Libertarian Party: Barr Supports Closure of Guantanamo Prison Endorses Obama Proposal Former Congressman Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party’s 2008 nominee for president, issued a statement Wednesday morning applauding President-elect Obama’s reported plan to close the controversial military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where many suspected terrorists have been held, often without [...]

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