From CounterPunch: But in Maine, Greens actually matter and the Democrats take them quite seriously. In fact, a few years back when Green John Eder was elected to the legislature with 65% of the vote, the Democrats sought to correct that scary development by redistricting him. And Greens have popped up elsewhere such as on [...]

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This is via a Tom Hoefling Facebook post. It is from the AIP News website, but links to a Washington Examiner story.

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From the Talk Radio News Service: Famed consumer advocate and ex-presidential candidate Ralph Nader (I) was part of a panel that testified on Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee to weigh in on the release of leaked classified U.S. military documents by the website WikiLeaks… “What’s fascinating about this WikiLeaks controversy,” Nader said, “is that [...]

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A press release from the Green Party of Georgia, via the Green Party of the US: Augusta resident arrested for showing sign to Governor Ayman Fadel an Augusta based business owner was arrested for misdemeanor criminal trespass and was held pending the setting of bond by the Jenkins County Sheriff’s Department. A thirty year Georgia [...]

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A press release from the Green Party: Green Party of New York State Media Release http://www.gpny.org The Green Party was officially certified Monday by the NYS Board of Elections as the newest ballot qualified party, with the Hawkins-Mattera Gubernatorial ticket receiving 59,928 votes. 50,000 votes for Governor is needed to qualify a party. The Greens [...]

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This week, Congress contemplates passage of a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill.  With many criticizing the inclusion of 6,488 earmarks just weeks after Senate Republicans self-imposed an earmark moratorium, the Libertarian Party of Georgia is asking Republican Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss why they have 24 and 42 earmarks, respectively, in the proposed legislation. [...]

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Green Party leaders urged House Democrats to stand firm and do what they can to block President Obama’s tax package, calling it a capitulation to the Republican Party that will expand the deficit and undermine Social Security.

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Two nights ago Ross Levin and I interviewed Maine’s newest Independent state legislator, Ben Chipman. This previous article has a bit of background: Ben Chipman is a Green Party activist in Maine and was elected to the state legislature this year as an independent… Chipman has been a Green Party activist for a long time, [...]

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“We’ve all seen the billboards with former President George W. Bush’s smiling face, and the words “Miss me yet?” But this President Obama and his cabal of socialists and fascists are so bad, so oppressive, so corrupt, I’m actually starting to miss King George III, the ruler of the original American colonies.” – Wayne Ally Root

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Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown says the Australian government needs to make it very clear that Julian Assange has the same rights as any other Australian who is abroad and that his rights will be looked after by the Australian authorities.

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On December 13, 2010, the NYS BOE certified the election results from the November elections. The Libertarian Party did not receive the 50,000 votes for Governor needed to become ballot-qualified. This post also gives the election results for the other third party Governor candidates in New York.

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From the Green Party of Georgia, which has focused a lot of attention lately on the state’s prison system, via the Green Party of the US: Georgia Green Party leadership today are urging that calls of concern be placed to the Georgia Department of Corrections urging negotiations with, not retribution against peaceful strikers in six [...]

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From the Rochester City Newspaper: The Green Party became an officially recognized political party in New York on Monday – the day state officials certified the results of the November election. The Greens’ gubernatorial candidate, Howie Hawkins, received more than 50,000 votes, which was enough for the party to gain official recognition. That hasn’t happened [...]

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Ben Chipman is a Green Party activist in Maine and was elected to the state legislature this year as an independent.  I, Ross Levin, along with Daniel Surman, will be interviewing him tonight on blogtalk radio.  Chipman has been a Green Party activist for a long time, including being an aide to Maine’s only former [...]

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From Third Party and Independent Daily: The recent Wikileaks diplomatic document dump contains a cable from shortly before Germany’s 2009 general election, articulating worries among US diplomats that the German Free Democratic Party’s strong support for individual data privacy and protections against unreasonable search and seizure might hinder the efforts of the American national security [...]

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Former Green Party, and former independent candidate for US President, Ralph Nader, comments on Bernie Sanders’ recent speech to Congress. “On Friday, December 10, 2010, Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent Socialist, of Vermont, came of age. At last…”

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It is according to the research of “Weaver” at Conservative Heritage Times. Alexa US traffic rankings of political party websites (lower is better): 1. A3P: 16,418 2. GOP: 22,023 3. Dem: 35,473 4. Green: 158,794 5. Constitution: 159,534 6. Libertarian: (Alexa mistakes it for being South Korean) 7. Reform: Unranked 8. America First: Unranked The [...]

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From ToledoBlade.com: From noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the church at 2272 Collingwood Blvd., residents can step up to a microphone and air their views about the plant into a video camera. All discs or tapes containing the recorded statements will be delivered to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission prior to the Dec. 27 comment [...]

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