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On December 31, 2008, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court again refused to reconsider the matter of costs that Ralph Nader was ordered to pay to the people who challenged his petition in 2004.
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Posts published in December 2008
Cynthia McKinney: Update from Gaza/Lebanon trip
By paulie on December 31, 2008 5:03 PM
H/T Kimberly Wilder
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney was the Green Party candidate for President in 2008. Ms. McKinney traveled aboard the boat “Dignity”, which tried to bring doctors and medical supplies to Gaza, as a humanitarian response to the recent bombing of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli government.The…
PSL member running for Mayor of Los Angeles
By Fred Church Ortiz on December 30, 2008 8:50 PM
The Party for Socialism and Liberation is a running a mayoral candidate in Los Angeles this coming year, 22 year old Carlos Alvarez:
Carlos is an anti-war activist and leader of the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism).
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Former Green national committee member: GPUS, R.I.P.
By Fred Church Ortiz on December 30, 2008 8:02 PM
John Walsh, a former member of the Green Party‘s national committee, has written an article for CounterPunch declaring the party “now lies in the political graveyard”, citing numerous examples of dysfunctional organization and counterproductive agendas in what he characterizes as a “badly needed postmortem”:
In the summer of 2007 when I was newly elected to the GPUS National Committee as a representative from MA, I felt that the GPUS was indeed viable.
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Green Party condemns Israel’s massive air attack on Gaza, calls on US to rein in Israel and seek a ceasefire
By VTV on December 30, 2008 4:40 PM
WASHINGTON, DC — The Green Party of the United States calls for an immediate end to Israel’s bombing attacks on Gaza, which in the past four days has already caused at least 364 deaths, including Palestinian women and children, with hundreds more wounded.…
Opening Comments
By Trent Hill on December 30, 2008 4:34 PM
After many requests, comments are being opened up to anyone. Where previously you had to register and log-in to make comments on our blog posts, anyone can now comment.…
Green Change asks for signatures to tell Obama to cut the military budget
By Ross Levin on December 30, 2008 4:21 PM
Earlier today, the organization Green Change posted an online petition which they hope will garner the attention of President-Elect Barack Obama with the following text,
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Workers World Party cohorts oppose Gaza attacks
By Fred Church Ortiz on December 30, 2008 4:12 PM
Two groups closely associated with the Workers World Party have issued statements of opposition to the Israeli airstrike on Gaza.
The “marxist youth organization” Fight Imperialism Stand Together, or FIST, sent its statement to the WWP’s press organ Workers World, lamenting conditions in Gaza it sees as deriving both from its recent enforced isolation as well long standing Israeli policy towards Palestine:
After having committed this atrocious, genocidal act, the government in Israel continues to posture, saying they are resolved to continue.
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Chuck Baldwin set Presidential percentage records for Constitution Party in 27 states
By paulie on December 30, 2008 3:18 PM
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The Constitution Party has run a presidential candidate in each of the last five presidential elections. In 2008, its presidential nominee, Chuck Baldwin, polled a higher percentage of the vote than any previous Constitution Party presidential candidate had ever polled in 27 states.
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