Press release from LPHQ posted at LP.org:
For Immediate Release
Friday, December 25, 2009
How Liberty Makes Health Care Virtually Universal
by Mary J. Ruwart, Ph.D.
Everyone knows that health care costs are soaring every year, making medical bills and insurance unaffordable for many. No relief is in sight with the health care bills being considered in Congress, which [...]

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Sent to IPR by an anonymous source who is not currently on the LNC.
Minority Report of the Donor Confidentiality Committee
By Mary J. Ruwart, Ph.D.
Executive Summary
The Donor Confidentiality Committee was formed to propose policy to protect the confidentiality of donor information and to prevent further instances of the negligence which resulted in Mr.Wrights’ donor information being [...]

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2008 Libertarian Party V.P. nominee Wayne Root’s book Conscience of a Libertarian is climbing in its Amazon sales rank. It is currently

#4 in Philosophy > Politics
#5 in Politics > U.S.
#1 in Law > Taxation
#1 in Law > Business
#24 in Politics

Here are current Amazon sales rankings for books written by past LP presidential nominees and would-be [...]

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The Libertarian Blog is reporting that Mary Ruwart won a book of the year award, an honor bestowed upon Dr. Ruwart by the Freedom Book Club. Dr. Ruwart was one of the leading candidates for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination in 2008, but lost on the final ballot to former Congressman Bob Barr.
“Ruwart’s book is [...]

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by Mary J. Ruwart at Liberty For All. Ruwart was the 2008 runner up for the Libertarian Party nomination, and a past Libertarian candidate in several elections. Posted to IPR by Paulie. Disclaimer: I voted for Ruwart on every ballot after my candidate, Steve Kubby, was eliminated, and recommended other delegates to do so as [...]

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Mary Ruwart was a close runner-up for the 2008 Libertarian Presidential nomination. She is currently an At Large representative on the Libertarian National Committee.
http://www.libertariansolution.com/audio/show.php?id=13
We were honored to have Dr. Mary Ruwart, author and Libertarian Presidential candidate, as our guest on the program. Our discussion focused mainly on the ideas of charity; whether or [...]

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Via vice-presidential contender Michelle Shinghal’s blog comes an early look at one potential Libertarian cabinet:
Keaton has been quite the busy bee so she’s asked me to announce our cabinet. Obviously we realize that this step is usually taken after winning not only a party nomination but the White House but we feel that you can [...]

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From the desk of George Phillies

The following and many other things have recently poured across my transom. Apparently members of the LNC are really unhappy with each other. My comments precede the Cory memo in the following text. The memo authenticity I am inclined to believe but cannot verify. I am fairly [...]

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As reported earlier, the LNC is in a deadlock between two resolutions responding the Snubgate. Mary Ruwart’s resolution would apologize to Ron Paul, whereas party Treasurer Aaron Starr’s resolution expresses “disappointment” in Paul, insults the other third-party candidates, and “invites” Paul to endorse Barr/Root.
Below is the text of the Starr motion:
The Libertarian National Committee is [...]

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An inside source says that the grassroots effort to replace Bob Barr as the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee, in response to “Snubgate,” has been rejected by the LNC, with not a single person on the 17-member body willing to make the motion.
Instead, LNC at-large rep Mary Ruwart supports a resolution to “apologize” to Ron Paul. [...]

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Once again, IPR will be publishing e-mails from embattled LNC rep Angela Keaton, unedited, as they come in:
Day 2/LNC meeting/live blog, 8:24 a.m.
Same disclaimer applies as yesterday. If you want a goddamn transcription, make it yourself.
These are my words and mine alone. –Keaton
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8:10am Agenda
Carling on Audit
Boring monotone. Explains the audit co purpose. They [...]

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In a blog posted to her MySpace page, Dr. Mary Ruwart — who challenged Bob Barr for the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination and was leading on the fifth of six ballots — questions whether her party is “snubbing” its most ardent supporters: the “have-nots.”
Dr. Ruwart says “Liberty’s Natural Constituents” have always been the young and [...]

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A media release from Michigan Libertarian for U.S. Senate Scotty Boman says he’s proud to announce he’s been officially endorsed by “libertarian icon” Mary Ruwart.
“It is a great honor to be endorsed by a person of Dr. Ruwart’s caliber; she is a superb writer, philosopher, and Michigan native,” says Scotty, who was the chairman of [...]

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Dr. Mary Ruwart has issued a statement concerning the government’s proposed bailout of ailing NYSE-traded firms, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Libertarian Party, Bob Barr, and the Boston Tea Party’s Charles Jay have previously released statements on the matter.
Dr. Ruwart’s statement, while in many ways echoing the sentiments of [...]

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Libertarian Party of Texas Executive Director Wes Benedict, who now writes for Last Free Voice, has posted a challenge to Libertarians to help retire Mary Ruwart’s debt. Dr. Ruwart, who led on the fifth ballot but eventually lost to Bob Barr on Ballot #6, spent approximately $20,000 in her pursuit of the Libertarian Party’s presidential [...]

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