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Reason TV interviews Kristin Davis: ‘Can NY Take a Gov Who Was Convicted *Before* Taking Office?’

June 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Reason TV: Kristin Davis rose to notoriety as the madam who provided New York Attorney General and Gov. Eliot Spitzer with the escorts that led to his demise. Davis ended up going to jail for providing a business populated by and for consenting adults. Spitzer’s penalty? Possibly getting a show on CNN. Now Davis herself [...]

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Libertarian Party Monday Message: New LNC members leading by example

June 7th, 2010 · 8 Comments

Via email and LP blog: Dear Friend of Liberty, While our recent national convention was a lot of work, I am especially encouraged that well over 500 people attended, when we were only expecting about 400. It was a huge success. Your new Libertarian National Committee officers and representatives are already hard at work and [...]

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NC: Constitution Party Weighs in on a Number of Bills Before the General Assembly

June 7th, 2010 · 4 Comments

TPID: From the Constitution Party discussion forum: The Castle Doctrine (Senate Bill 928) . . . Eminent Domain (House Bill 1659) . . . Protect Health Care Freedom (House Joint Res. 1674) . . . HOUSE BILL 2032 – UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT . . . HOUSE BILL 1963 – SPEAK, READ & WRITE [...]

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Third Party and Independent Daily covers New England Independent Gubernatorial candidates Cahill, Cutler

June 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

TPID today has an Exclusive Interview with Eliot Cutler, Independent Candidate for Governor of Maine as well as this item about Independent candidate for governor Timothy Cahill: From WBUR: Massachusetts Democrats gathering in Worcester for their state convention this weekend will be joined by a former member of their party. Independent candidate for governor Timothy [...]

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Freedom Socialist Party: Open Letter on the June 8, 2010 California Primary Election

June 7th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Socialism.com: Dear Friend: San Francisco hotel workers, California students and Greek workers are all fighting to protect hard-earned gains—whether wages, pensions or public services—from the budget-slashing, corporate monster that currently stalks the planet. Unfortunately, the June 8th primary election ballot is part of this profit-driven drive to consolidate power and prop up stock market prices. [...]

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Tags: Proposition 14 · Socialist/left parties

Libertarian Party of California Proposition Recommendations for tomorrow’s election

June 7th, 2010 · 31 Comments

http://ca.lp.org/article_399.shtml: Proposition 13: VOTE YES Constitutional Amendment prohibiting the reassessment of property values due to seismic retrofitting work Proposition 14: VOTE NO Initiative establishing “Open Primaries” (also called “Top Two Balloting”) Proposition 15: VOTE NO Initiative creating a public campaign finance system for Secretary of State elections Proposition 16: No Position Taken Constitutional Amendment requiring [...]

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The Daily Californian: No on Prop 14

June 7th, 2010 · 9 Comments

dailycal.org: Every so often, a proposition comes up that seems to be the cure to the ills that plague our state but in reality is nothing but a replacement for the tough reforms that have to be made. Proposition 14 is one example of such populist pandering. Pushed by Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, the change [...]

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Florida Libertarian US Senate candidate Alex Snitker: It’s Time For America First Foreign Policy

June 7th, 2010 · 11 Comments

Press release sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: According to U.S. Senate candidate Alex Snitker, the recent tensions between Turkey and Israel underscore the need for America to return to the non-interventionist foreign policy that we embraced during the first century after our founding. Snitker is the Florida Libertarian competing with Governor Charlie Crist, Marco Rubio and Kendrick [...]

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New York Green Party Gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins urges Working Families to join the Greens following the surrender of WFP leadership

June 7th, 2010 · 7 Comments

Howie Hawkins for Governor Green Party – www.howiehawkins.org For Immediate Release: June 6, 2010 For More Info: Howie Hawkins, 315 425-1019 Howie Hawkins, the Green Party nominee for Governor, welcomed today the support of any Working Families Party members who still wanted to support a progressive third party independent of the two corporate parties. Working [...]

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Ralph Nader, Christina Tobin, Both On-Air Today Against California’s Proposition 14

June 7th, 2010 · 7 Comments

Contact: Christina Tobin (415) 599-5222 christina@freeandequal.org Ralph Nader (202) 387-8034 Ralph Nader to Speak against Proposition 14 on Ron Owen’s KGO Show at 9:30 a.m. on Monday

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Tags: Independents · Libertarian Party · Proposition 14

George Phillies’ analysis of new LNC team and meeting

June 7th, 2010 · 190 Comments

Originally published at Liberty for All: First, the protagonists. I’ve divided them using James Oaksun’s coalition analysis. Chair Hinkle – very long-time dominant coalition man; Project Archimedes advocate Vice Chair Rutherford – dominant coalition; Root man Secretary Mattson – dominant coalition At-Large Sink-Burris – dominant coalition At-Large Redpath – dominant coalition At-Large Knedler – dominant [...]

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Professor Colia Clark for US Senator from NY

June 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Colia Clark, a Green Party member from NY notes, “I am making it official that I am running for the US Senate from the State of New York…I make this decision because I am deeply concerned about what the future holds for my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.”

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