Video of Reform Party at CPAC 2011 posted in IPR comments on a previous post: Previous IPR CPAC 2011 coverage: Supporters of former Libertarian candidate Ron Paul heckle Cheney, Rumsfeld, call them war criminals at CPAC Huffington Post on CPAC Straw Poll: Ron Paul wins Again! Gary Johnson tied for third place Jimmy McMillan is [...]

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Via John Grooms at Atlanta’s Creative Loafing: Yesterday at CPAC, the big conservative conference in D.C., Ron Paul supporters and other libertarians in the crowd spoiled a sweet Bush-era reunion by launching a shouting match and protest action. First, Donald Rumsfeld was brought onstage, where CPAC was to present him with, unbelievable as it sounds, [...]

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“Dakota Root…brought on stage at the Ivy League Championships moments ago to accept the honor”
All Ivy League!

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The former vice chair of the Green Party of Philadelphia, and their 2007 candidate for city commissioner, Lewis Harris recently lost a special election for state representative, getting six percent of the vote in a two way race.  He ran as a Republican. From The Daily Times: Harris is the current chairman of Wharton Centre [...]

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Below are two excerpts of blog posts from the Vermont Progressive Party website.  Read the full post by Morgan Daybell here. Ultimately, the push for consolidation (as enacted last year under Act 153) may close down the schools that the DOE is now celebrating. And promises in that bill that a new district “shall not close [...]

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From Darryl W. Perry, Chair, Boston Tea Party National Committee: Hosni Mubrak has resigned as President of Egypt, now there is talk of whether or not he will be tried for “Crimes Against Humanity.” The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Explanatory Memorandum states, Crimes Against Humanity “are particularly odious offenses in that they [...]

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Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com and posted at On The Wilder Side: Matt Reichel The Center Square Journal is reporting that 47th ward aldermanic candidate, Tom O’Donnell, has elected not to attend next Tuesday’s debate at the Dank Haus in Lincoln Square. As to why O’Donnell may have decided to not come, fellow candidate Matt Reichel responded: [...]

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Via Steve Hoodjer: Iowa Freedom Report has learned today that 2010 Libertarian candidate for Secretary of State Jake Porter is leaning towards a run for Des Moines City Council. Porter was the highest finisher among Libertarian Party candidates in the last cycle and his 33,854 votes were the highest raw total for any statewide LP [...]

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Via Punk Patriot: Ralph Nader on CSPAN: In regards to a possible 2012 presidential run, Nader says he is looking for another progressive candidate to get behind, but has not yet decided whether he will run himself again if he can’t find one that is willing and suitable. He brings up the unfairness of debate [...]

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The Green Party of the United States (GP-US) celebrates Egypt’s giant step towards democracy, and asserts that the Egyptian people must build a new government according to their own interests, not US strategic demands. Greens hope for an end to the 30-year-old ‘emergency decree’ and for a broad-based transitional government that embraces opposition parties, to begin the work of dismantling the brutally oppressive Mubarak regime. Greens say the next step will take place when the military relinquishes power and Egyptians establish a civil government with a constitution, free and fair elections, democratic institutions, and the means to solve problems like unemployment and poverty.

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Huffington Post  reports on the results of the Straw Poll for President at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) came out on top in the much-anticipated 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll, according to Fox News. Human Events confirmed that the Republican congressman won the vote before the results were officially [...]

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Forwarded to contact.ipr@gmail.com: From: Alan Pyeatt First: I don’t know who all received it, but Beau Cain sent an email about an action in Glendale this coming Tuesday morning. The City of Glendale is in the process of “acquiring” the Golden Key Hotel through eminent domain, so they can give it to Rick Caruso to [...]

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http://www.cpnys.org/: The Conservative Party of NYS is committed to the taxpayers of New York State and know that cutting spending has to be the top priority of the Administration and Legislature. Please join our efforts by signing our post card that urges Governor Cuomo to keep his promise made to the citizens of New York [...]

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In 2010, Fred Horch ran for the Maine State House of Representatives and garnered well over 30 percent of the vote, losing to the Democrat by less than 200 votes.  He has since founded a civic organization called the League of Brunswick Voters, whose website can be found here.  The Times Record has more, from [...]

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On Monday February 7, 2011 Darryl was a guest on “Face The Tribune” with Jim Duensing on YBS Radio discussing the Egyptian protests, torture and American foreign policy. Perry will have two appearances on the Peter B. Collins Show, discussing the PATRIOT Act on February 10. On February 13, Perry will join Collins on KGO-AM, [...]

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David Colborne in IPR comments: Don’t sweat the National LP. No, seriously. The GOP and Democrats both seem to do just fine having regional “dialects”. Republicans in California push on different issues than Republicans in Georgie. Democrats in Michigan push a different agenda than Democrats in Oregon. There’s enough in common to keep the parties [...]

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Maggie Haberman at Politico (excerpts): The real-estate mogul with a genius for self-promotion gave the most-acclaimed — and most colorful — speech at the conservative gathering this afternoon, from the moment he took the stage to the song “Money, Money, Money.” With no visible sense of irony, he slammed libertarian Ron Paul as a losing [...]

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At a general meeting on February 10, 2011 the Riverside County Committee of The Libertarian Party adopted the following resolution:              In California the cost of government programs has outgrown the ability and willingness of the people to pay for them. Year after year, the Sacramento politicians resort to accounting tricks, illicit borrowing and ‘temporary’ [...]

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Jimmy McMillan, of the Rent is too Damn High Party, is at CPAC and appears to be quite the celebrity. Apparently he plans to announce a run for the Presidency this afternoon. McMillan said he would make an “official announcement” about a presidential run this afternoon, though the young conservatives gathered around him seemed more amused by [...]

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Libertarian Party of Indiana Press release sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Despite the Governor’s call to avoid wading in to divisive issues, The Indiana Republican Party has ignored the head of their party by trying to make discrimination a permanent part of the Indiana Constitution. HJR-6 is a bill that will define marriage between one man and [...]

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