In a social media release the Green Party of Suffolk County announced their co-sponsorship of a fundraiser for the School of the Americas Watch April 3, 2009. The fundraiser features Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of School of the Americas Watch, and a showing of the film School of the Assassins, an Academy Award nominated film [...]

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A bill called the Fair Elections Now Act, HR 1826,  has been introduced to Congress, and is being referred to the Committee on House Administration, along with the “Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means,” according to the bill. It is an attempt at nationwide campaign finance reform and would be a voluntary [...]

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On May 19, California will be having a special election with only budget-related ballot propositions, in response to the ongoing budget trouble in that state.  The Peace and Freedom Party has come out against all six propositions. From the California Chronicle: The first proposition, 1-A, had already been opposed by the State Central Committee at [...]

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In Madison, Wisconsin, local elections are coming up on April 7.  While they are non-partisan, Brenda Konkel is an active member of the Green Party and has held her seat on the City Council since 2001. Earlier today Konkel faced off with her opponent, Bridget Maniaci.  Konkel stressed her experience and use of blogging to [...]

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From Pat Dollard Cape “tea party” canceled; City fears too many attendees CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A tea party to protest government spending and taxing is canceled. Canceled by the government. Why? They feel too many people could show-up. Full article here.

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Straw Polls for the LP – right now just one for president, but with others to follow: http://lp-discuss.org/polls/ Update: screenshot at 11:50am ET Disclaimer: this is the author’s (SH) site.

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By Ralph Nader Nader.org George W. Bush is hitting the lecture circuit. Represented by the Washington Speakers Bureau, Mr. Bush for a fee of at least $150,000 flew up to Calgary, Canada and spoke to a conservative business audience amidst street protests. He also has signed a book contract with Crown Publishers tentatively titled “Decision [...]

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A new poll release today by premium-service polling agency PRA provides a clue as to the dramatic potential of fusion voting to swing a national election. While in the past certain presidential candidates have touted a union of two or more third parties as a sure-fire means of breaking the two party system, it remains [...]

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Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com last week. Posted by Paulie after reminder by candidate in IPR comments earlier today. (1) Yesterday, I addressed two consecutive classes at Wharton County Junior College. I was there as a representative of the LP, not as a gubernatorial candidate, but the professor mentioned the campaign. The first class heard “Respecting the [...]

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Posted at On The Wilder Side: Hello! I’m currently in London, invited by the Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War, to participate in a Forum for Palestine sponsored by the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event is taking place at the Marriott Grosvenor Hotel on March 31, 2009. This one-day Forum will feature the [...]

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Posted by Donny Ferguson at LP.org blog. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. In his weekly column for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Congressman Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian presidential nominee, exposes how the Obama administration and Congress are violating the Second Amendmenr and quietly stripping Americans of their most basic of human rights. You may read the [...]

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Posted by Gregg Jocoy at Green Party Watch. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. In a press release, the Green Party of the United States announced their participation March 30th in a world wide effort to bring attention to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. The party endorses full human rights, democracy, equality under the law, and [...]

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As the few stragglers left on Mike Gravel’s website have noticed, he has taken a strange interest in South Korea lately.  For those of you who don’t know, he ran as both a Democrat and Libertarian for president in 2008, and was a Senator from Alaska from 1969 to 1981.  Gravel apparently believes that it [...]

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From an email sent by Bob Barr: While I am rarely surprised, I am always angered when I find out a government agency has issued a suggestion that you and I may be part of a “militia movement” and that we may become terrorists. Why are we the target of such suspicion? Because of our [...]

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The election for mayor of St. Louis is set to be held April 7th, between a Democrat, a Green, and an independent. Rev. Elston K. McCowan, the Green candidate, was the most “agressive,” according to the St. Louis Beacon. Last night, his van was firebombed. Here’s an excerpt: The election for mayor of St. Louis [...]

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In a move that few, if any, people saw coming, former US President William J. Clinton is set to announce today that he is joining the Libertarian Party. Clinton first hinted at his new political direction back in 1997, but Libertarians didn’t believe him, and not long afterwards called for his impeachment. “What really did [...]

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Libertarian candidate who was pulled from ballot, and also made and endorsement appears to be the margin in a close-outcome race between Democrat and Republican in NY 20th Congressional District Special Election. No winner declared. Media says it is another “Florida 2000″

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Attention Readers: It is my delight to announce that Dr. Ron Paul, Congressman from Texas, will be running for President in 2012. As a former Libertarian, and longtime support of open ballot access and general third party improvements, this is good news for the readers here at Independent Political Report. I have confirmed this with [...]

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