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Modern Whig Party on 9/11: Energy Independence & Veterans Affairs

September 11th, 2009 · 14 Comments

Posted at http://www.modernwhig.org/: As a political movement revived by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, the Modern Whig Party has not forgotten the events of September 11, 2001 and its immediate aftermath. This national political movement is populated by people from all walks of life and many parts of the mainstream political spectrum. This includes CEOs, teachers, [...]

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PSL: One million reasons capitalism has to go

September 11th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Posted at PSLweb.org: PSL Editorial School districts across the country are reporting 75 to 100 percent increases in the number of enrolled schoolchildren experiencing homelessness from only two years ago. The number of homeless schoolchildren nationwide has surpassed 1 million, according to the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth. That is, [...]

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Board of Elections Eliminates Libertarians from New York County Ballot

September 11th, 2009 · 26 Comments

Posted on LP blog by Mark Meranta: From the Free and Equal Elections Foundation: September 9th, 2009- The Board of Elections in Suffolk County New York has ruled that the Libertarian Party candidates for three county offices will not be on the ballot come November.  This action by the Board of Elections means that voters [...]

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Chuck Baldwin: ‘Hate America? Count Me Out!’

September 11th, 2009 · 29 Comments

by Chuck Baldwin 9/11, 2009 ChuckBaldwinLive.com On this 8th anniversary of the attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, it behooves me to comment on the spirit of hatred that seems to motivate many people in and out of our great land. That the supporters and disciples of Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx, Joseph Stalin, [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party

Socialist Webzine: Gearing Up for the G20 Protests in Pittsburgh

September 11th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Posted at Socialist Webzine: A Call to Actionfrom Pittsburgh Indymedia On September 24 and 25, representatives of the 20 richest nations on Earth will meet in Pittsburgh, calling themselves the G20. They will be meeting to decide the fate of all the rest of the world’s people, as the great capitalist powers desperately struggle with [...]

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Tom Knapp: ‘Cannibal Care’

September 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Posted at Center for a Stateless Society: ObamaCare in brief: Government feeds you to the insurance companies, while simultaneously feeding the insurance companies to you. The state takes home a doggie bag. That’s the substance of President Obama’s proposals in his Wednesday speech to Congress. First, feeding you to the insurance companies: [U]nder my plan, [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Ralph Nader: ‘Rolling the Dice Again’

September 11th, 2009 · 12 Comments

By Ralph Nader Nader.org The Wall Street gang is at it again! It’s been one year since Wall Street’s collapse and bailout took trillions from taxpayers and the sinking economy. The speculative instruments that pulled down the economy were those super-risky sub-prime mortgages, credit default swaps, collaterized debt obligations—you know—Las Vegas East, using other peoples’ [...]

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Tags: Independents

Unity Party Convention and Candidates Forum, Boulder, Sat., 9/26

September 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Contact: Michael Darden 917-868-8780 mdarden@perfectpitch-media.com Unity Party Convention and Candidates Forum, Boulder, Sat., 9/26 Boulder, Colo. — The Unity Party of Colorado will be holding its annual convention and candidates forum in Boulder on Saturday, September 26th, at noon, at the Best Western Boulder Inn, 770 28th Street off Baseline. The media is invited and [...]

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Greens: Top Ten reasons why Van Jones should give up on Obama and the Democratic Party, come home to the Green Party

September 11th, 2009 · 20 Comments

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 WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders invited Van Jones, who stepped down recently as President Obama’s advisor on Green Jobs, to abandon the Democratic Party and “come home to the Green Party.” Greens called Mr. Jones, who resigned last Saturday [...]

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Libertarians respond to President Obama’s health care speech

September 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Contact: Wes Benedict, Executive Director E-mail: wes.benedict@lp.org Phone: 202-333-0008 ext. 222 Libertarians respond to President Obama’s health care speech Remind voters about Republican-initiated government-run health care plans WASHINGTON – In the wake of President Obama’s speech to Congress, America’s third-largest party wants to remind voters about Republican support for government-run health care plans. William Redpath, [...]

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Green Party: Seeking Peace on 9/11

September 11th, 2009 · 34 Comments

The national Green Party sent an e-mail about 9/11 and peace:

“We urge the Obama administration to fulfill the promises made to reverse the Bush administration policy of waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan in response to 9/11.”

“Today we remember the losses of September 11, 2001, and re-commit ourselves to building a nation of peace, justice, human rights, and stability through our continued growth as an alternative to two administrations of war.”

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