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IPR progress report: over 5000 posts served

April 2nd, 2010 · 31 Comments

IPR passed the 5,000 post mark today. That’s about 7-8 a day on average since we opened up shop on May 20, 2008. We have received over 80,000 comments, an average of more than 16 per post and more than 100 a day. According to sitemeter, there have been over a million visitors and close [...]

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Guardian (UK): ‘Can independent candidates change the political landscape?’

April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

Stephen Moss in The Guardian (UK): It’s a beautiful spring morning and I’m standing outside Ealing town hall in west London, looking for the Man in the White Suit. Martin Bell, who overturned Neil Hamilton’s vast Conservative majority in Tatton in 1997 to become the first independent candidate to win a seat in the Commons [...]

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Libertarian Party blog: Is Your Favorite Celebrity a Friend of Liberty?

April 2nd, 2010 · 7 Comments

LP.org: Have you ever wondered who else shares your Libertarian principles, especially those in the media spotlight? Look here for a list of famous individuals, categorized by their field of work, who are known supporters of the libertarian philosophy.

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Chris Daggett Named CEO of Dodge Foundation

April 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments

Former independent candidate for governor of New Jersey, Chris Daggett, has been named CEO of the Dodge Foundation.  From NJ.com: As independent candidate for governor last year, Chris Daggett was viewed as an intelligent outsider who refused to sugarcoat the state’s problems. Critics lambasted his focus on the facts, describing him as a policy wonk [...]

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