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Posts published in February 2010

Wayne Root speaks to Utah Libertarians

By on February 8, 2010 11:03 AM

Excerpted from an IPR comment by Joe Buchman:

A public THANK YOU to Wayne Allyn Root.

Last Saturday the Libertarian Party of Utah held a “How to run for public office 101″ meeting for potential Libertarian candidates for public office.…

Latest Bob Barr columns

By IPR Contributor on February 8, 2010 10:54 AM

At the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

DNA database bill should be deep-sixed
6:00 am February 8, 2010, by Bob Barr

A few years back, I hosted a nationally-syndicated radio program, modestly called “Bob Barr’s Laws of the Universe.”…

Lackluster Democratic and Republican candidates present ‘an opening for Greens’

By Ross Levin on February 7, 2010 9:37 PM

From the News-Gazette in Illinois:

llinois Democrats have a gubernatorial candidate favored by only half the members of his own party, who faces a difficult budget battle this spring and – for now – is stuck with a running mate who is a political nightmare…

The Republican ticket has a gubernatorial candidate favored by 20 percent of his party, with views on social issues that are to the right of the mainstream and who has run poorly in the Chicago area and the suburbs, where the vast majority of the general election votes lie.

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MA: Independent Gubernatorial Candidate Leads Fundraising Race

By d.eris on February 7, 2010 6:01 PM

The Patriot Ledger reports that independent candidate for Massachusetts governor, Tim Cahill, has more cash on hand than any other candidate for the office:

While it’s not surprising to draw strong support from one’s own district, Cahill faces a tougher fundraising challenge than any of his opponents, who can turn to a defined party base.

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Removed by request

By Jordan Willow Evans on February 7, 2010 3:28 PM

Due to multiple requests, including the statement of the original author that the article does not belong at IPR, I am deleting the body of the article.…

Socialist Party USA’s David McReynolds and Billy Wharton on the death of Howard Zinn

By Jordan Willow Evans on February 7, 2010 3:03 PM

Socialist Webzine:

by David McReynolds
from Edge Left

I was at a meeting of the New York War Resisters League tonight when, mid-way through the meeting, Frida Berrigan broke into the agenda to say that she hated to relay the news, but she had just gotten text message that Howard Zinn, that great historian of the struggles of the American people, had died of a heart attack at 87.…