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10 Questions For Libertarian Party Chair Candidate Ernest Hancock

April 6th, 2010 · 33 Comments

On March 21 I wrote to Ernest Hancock and Wayne Root: As a contributor for Independent Political Report, I’m writing to the two of you because in Austin you emerged as the front-runners in the race for Libertarian National Committee Chair. I’ve prepared for each of you a separate set of ten tough but fair [...]

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10 Questions For Libertarian Party Chair Candidate Wayne Root

April 6th, 2010 · No Comments

On March 21 I wrote to Ernest Hancock and Wayne Root: As a contributor for Independent Political Report, I’m writing to the two of you because in Austin you emerged as the front-runners in the race for Libertarian National Committee Chair. I’ve prepared for each of you a separate set of ten tough but fair [...]

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Independent announces run for Senate in South Dakota against lone major party candidate

April 6th, 2010 · 16 Comments

Independent, and former Libertarian candidate, Kurt Evans will be running for Senate against Senator John Thune, a Republican.  The deadline has passed for South Dakota Democrats to put someone on the ballot, but the deadline for independents to get on the ballot is in June. From ABC: A former South Dakota teacher who has run [...]

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OK Pirate Party Responds to Wikileaks Video: “10 Minute Incident, 3 Year Cover-Up”

April 6th, 2010 · 8 Comments

From the Pirate Party of Oklahoma: Wikileaks has released footage from a US Apache helicopter firing and killing Reuters journalists and civilians in Iraq. It appears that the soldiers saw the cameras the journalists were carrying and thought that they were RPG’s. After engaging and killing the journalists the US forces also engaged a van [...]

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Constitution Party National Chairman Donates to Republicans

April 6th, 2010 · 44 Comments

Jim Clymer is the current National Chairman of the Constitution Party and a former candidate for local, state, and federal offices in Pennsylvania for the CP. Recent FEC filings show that since May of 2009 he has donated over $17,000 to the Constitution Party National Committee, which means he is almost certainly the top donor [...]

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Judge Jim Gray Supports Marijuana Legalization Proposition in California

April 6th, 2010 · 4 Comments

A measure to legalize marijuana in California is getting some support from long-time Libertarian Party members. The most high-profile Libertarian Party member in California to endorse and campaign for the measure is Judge Jim Gray, who is a Superior Court Judge in Orange County, California. Underscoring the importance the backing of law enforcement will play, [...]

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