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Help covering LNC meeting this weekend would be appreciated

August 19th, 2011 · 77 Comments

If anyone is going to the Libertarian National Committee meeting this weekend, and can broadcast it for our readers, please let us know in the comments and/or at contact.ipr@gmail.com. We would also be interested in a video for later broadcast and/or liveblogging from the meeting. LNC meetings are taped by LPHQ staff, but those tapes [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

“Why We Left the Left” Update

August 19th, 2011 · 30 Comments

Tom Garrison is in the process of editing a collection of essays, “Why We Left the Left” seeking 25 essays of 500-5000 words each from big and small L libertarians who were formerly leftists, liberals and/or progressives about their transition. See previous IPR story here. Excerpted from an email from Mr. Garrison to me (Paulie): [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party · Liberty/Free Market Parties

B.A.N.:”Both Statewide Alternative Candidate Petitions in Kentucky are Approved”

August 19th, 2011 · 9 Comments

From Ballot Access News: Kentucky elects its statewide state offices in November of the odd years before presidential elections. This year, the Kentucky ballot will include one independent candidate for Governor, Gatewood Galbraith; and one Libertarian Party nominee for Treasurer, Ken Moellman. Each needed at least 5,000 valid signatures. Galbraith submitted 7,496; Moellman submitted 8,100. [...]

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Tags: Independents · Libertarian Party