Posted by Tom Knapp at Kn@ppster: I Volunteer Left (your left, not mine): Kelly Wall, editor, Voice of Freedom (Libertarian Party of Tennessee newsletter). Right: Two-term Wilson County (Tennessee) Commissioner and 2010 state legislative candidate Heather Scott. Notes from Left Field …[I]t was great to get to spend some time (not nearly enough time, but [...]

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Posted by Gregg Jocoy at Green Party Watch: The text is here, and also available at the party website. H/T to Ballot Access News. Caroline Lucas delivers maiden speech to Parliament Mr Speaker, I am most grateful to you for calling me during today’s debate. The environment is a subject dear to my heart, as [...]

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Posted by Marc Gallagher at Liberty Maven: Ron Paul has inspired so many to take the leap into politics. Jake Towne is one of the inspired. Jake has been providing insight through his writing here at Liberty Maven for longer than he’s been a candidate for U.S. Congress. In an era when “politician” is the [...]

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Email from the Florida Tea Party to contact.ipr@gmail.com Opposition polling shows the TEA Party “more popular than GOP candidates” in the CD8 race. Peg Dunmire is moving into position for a strong race against Grayson. A new poll conducted last week has Congressman Alan Grayson continuing to hold a commanding lead in the Republican primary [...]

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Posted by Chuck Baldwin at ChuckBaldwinLive.com: My son, Tim Baldwin, is a constitutional attorney and historian. And now, after reading his just-released book, FREEDOM FOR A CHANGE, I learned something else about him: he is quite the scholar. I dare say his new book, FREEDOM FOR A CHANGE, rivals any great textbook of law and [...]

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peaceandfreedom.org: Personal statement by Kevin Akin, California State Chair of the Peace and Freedom Party, on May 31, 2010 I just received word of the shameful attack on the international aid ships on their way to Gaza. The Israeli government has committed a grave crime in killing numerous humanitarian aid workers, who did not menace [...]

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Statement of the SPUSA Co-Chairs – May 31, 2010 As co-chair’s of the Socialist Party USA we condemn the attack by the Israeli Defense Forces on the unarmed humanitarian aid boat The Spirit of Humanity. The boat was carrying desperately needed aid supplies meant to break the inhuman Israeli blockade of Gaza. The death of [...]

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From the Party for Socialism and Liberation (pslweb.org): PSL Editorial The Freedom Flotilla massacre has made it absolutely clear that the status quo in the Middle East is unsustainable. While the details of the diplomatic fallout are still somewhat unclear, and Israel’s propaganda machine is hard at work trying to control the damage, things cannot [...]

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Posted by IPR’s Brian Holtz on his blog, Libertarian Intelligence. The opinions are solely those of Brian, not necessarily any others at IPR. The post was made Sunday after the Chairs election, but before the At Large elections on Monday. It appears that Brian’s predictions for At Large were mostly correct, except that he didn’t [...]

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Via IPR trackbacks, Dr. Munger writes at Kids Prefer Cheese: Neanderbill and I joined the NC state delegation to the Libertarian National Convention. Here is a brief video of our arrival at the bar last night, greeting our fellow Libertarian Party members.[Ponda Baba gives Neanderbill a rough shove and starts yelling at NB in an [...]

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Press release INDY CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR PROPOSES CASINOS FOR CATSKILLS “New York Casinos would generate $700 million a year in new revenue” says Davis Kristin Davis, the former Manhattan Madam now running for Governor of New York on a libertarian agenda today added a proposal for Casino Gambling in the Catskills to her platform. Davis [...]

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New voter registration numbers have been reported in both California and Alaska. Third parties made gains in In California: The percentages from April are listed first, then the new May numbers. Democratic 44.57%, now 44.49% Republican 30.79%, now 30.80% American Independent 2.31%, now 2.34% Green .66362%, now .66357% Libertarian .506%, now .511% Peace & Freedom [...]

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Mike Gravel, who recently did a tour of South Korea to promote his National Initiative idea, was interviewed by Iran’s PressTV. The interview concerns Russia’s President Medvedev and his statements regarding Hamas’ involvement in Middle Eastern diplomatic talks. Press TV: Russia as we just mentioned, says it wants Hamas to play a role in these [...]

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The Committee To Elect Michael Cavlan To the US House of Representatives for The 5th Congressional District of Minnesota CONTACT: 612/414-9528 Michael Cavlan, independent candidate running for Congress in Minnesota’s 5th district stands with William Mitchell Law School professor and human rights/National Lawyers Guild attorney, Peter Erlinder, arrested in Rwanda. Mr. Erlinder was traveling in [...]

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Contact: Ralph Nader (202) 387-8034 Ralph Nader, who has run for president both as an independent and as a third-party candidate, today warned against the ballot proposition promoted by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. “Californians need to defeat Proposition 14 or they will risk further entrenching the two-party system,” stated Nader. Nader explained that he has campaigned [...]

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Ken Block, Moderate Party Candidate for Governor of Rhode Island, released the following statement: “Here we go again, it’s politics as usual on Smith Hill. What we’re seeing now is recycled politicians recycling bad ideas. The suspending of House rules will once again lead to a “frenzy” of legislating where fatigued legislators vote on a [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2010 Contact: Adrian Wyllie Media Director, Snitker for Senate awyllie@snitker2010.com http://www.snitker2010.com 727-403-7735

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Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Tobin (415) 599-5222 christina@freeandequal.org On Tuesday, June 8, California voters will decide the fate of Proposition 14, the controversial ballot measure also known as the Top Two Primaries Act. Two leading political scientists, Boris Shor and Seth Masket, have studied the polarization problem extensively. Their findings show [...]

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LP blog: May 31, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, Today is Memorial Day, and I enjoyed reading these comments from David Boaz at the Cato Institute. At the Libertarian National Convention in St. Louis over this Memorial Day weekend, the following individuals were elected to serve as officers and other members of the Libertarian National [...]

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Via OnTheWilderSide.com: The Obama Administration’s current plans to roll back Social Security and mortgage off all public housing amount to privatization schemes to dismantle public services, said Green Party candidates and leaders. Rick Staggenborg “President Obama is trying to accomplish what Republicans have long dreamed about — privatizing public services and resources,” said Rick Staggenborg, [...]

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