February 2010 Archives

Arlington, VA Green Party to hold candidate convention

By Ross Levin on February 10, 2010 10:58 AM

The Arlington County Green Party will hold a candidate convention as part of its next monthly meeting, to be held on Wednesday, March 3 at 8 p.m.

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Jason Pramas: Are Grace Ross and Jill Stein Jumping the Political Gun by Running in the Mass. Gubernatorial Race?

By Ross Levin on February 10, 2010 10:55 AM

The progressive activist and publisher of Open Media Boston Jason Pramas has published an editorial concerning the entry of Green candidate Jill Stein and Green-turned-Democrat Grace Ross into the Massachusetts gubernatorial race.…

Bob Barr: ‘Canadian Premier comes to US for heart surgery’

By Jordan Willow Evans on February 10, 2010 10:41 AM

By Bob Barr
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Premier for Newfoundland, one of Canada’s eastern provinces, underwent heart surgery last week. Where do you suppose Premier Danny Williams went for his surgery?…

Costa Rica: Libertarian candidate says party is ‘triumphant’ despite defeat

By on February 10, 2010 10:23 AM

By Adam Williams
Tico Times

As the day gave way to night, the Libertarian Movement faithful remained optimistic at the campaign gathering in the ballroom of the Hotel San José Palacio in La Uruca.…

Missouri, California, Tennessee, Nevada Libertarian Party members to introduce resolutions for their state parties to oppose national convention floor fees

By IPR Contributor on February 10, 2010 10:12 AM

From comments on a previous post:

Thomas L. Knapp // Feb 9, 2010 at 6:31 pm
The Missouri LP has the matter on its agenda for this month’s executive committee meeting.

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Poli-Tea: ‘Toward a Popular Front for the Liberation of the People of the United States from the Apparatus of the Global Warfare and Corporate Welfare State’

By on February 10, 2010 9:39 AM

Poli-Tea:

At Politics Daily, Donna Trussel considers the overlap between the demands of left- and right-wing populists on a number of issues, and proposes a third party alternative to the Democratic-Republican two-party state in an article wondering if “Dennis Kucinich is joining the tea party movement”:

Democrats and Republicans are now so divided and partisan that no legislation can move forward.

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Darryl Perry: ‘Is Congress listening to the Boston Tea Party?’

By Jordan Willow Evans on February 10, 2010 9:34 AM

Two months ago; December 9, 2009, to be exact; Ron Paul introduced H.R. 4248: Free Competition in Currency Act of 2009, a bill “To repeal the legal tender laws, to prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and to repeal superfluous sections related to coinage.”…