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Posts published in September 2009

Moderate Party of Rhode Island update

Posted at http://www.moderate-ri.org/, Sept. 3:

A lot has been going on in the 2 weeks since we attained party status!

We have filed for and received our non-profit status, set up bank accounts, got all set up with the Board of Elections campaign finance division, set up our PayPal account and filed all of our federal paperwork.…

NY State Democratic party boss hints he wants to abolish fusion

The full story is at Newsday: here.

Richard Winger commented on the situation at Ballot Access News
New York State Democratic Party Chair Hints He Wants to Abolish Fusion
September 13th, 2009

Jay Jacobs, who will soon take up his post as state chair of the New York Democratic Party, says he tends to want to make it illegal for two political parties to jointly nominate the same candidate, according to this Newsday article.

Libertarian Party poll: Which example makes Republicans look the most hypocritical when they complain about government-run health care?

Posted at LP.org:

Which example makes Republicans look the most hypocritical when they complain about government-run health care?

– Former President Bush’s $400 billion Medicare prescription program

– Former Republican Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s universal health insurance scheme

– Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry’s 2007 executive order forcing schoolgirls to get an HPV vaccine

– I just can’t decide.…

PSL: Massive NATO bombs kill Afghanis receiving fuel

Posted at PSLweb.org:

By: Sunil Freeman

Air strike feeds growing anti-war sentiment in Europe

On Fri., Sept. 4, NATO fighter jets, responding to a request from German coalition forces, dropped two 500-pound bombs on two hijacked fuel tankers near the village of Omar Khel, killing an estimated 125 people.…

Van Jones a possible Green presidential candidate?

The Washington “insiders” publication The Hill reports on its website that the Green Party has invited Van Jones, who resigned this week as White House Council on Environmental Quality Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, “to join their ranks, possibly as a future presidential candidate.”…