June 9, 2026
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From Ballot Access News:
Mary Norwood, the independent candidate for Chair of the Fulton County, Georgia, Commission, sued Fulton County elections officials on July 22, because they refused to accept her filing fee on July 3, because the law says she should have paid it by noon and she paid it four hours later.
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Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:
The Christian Science Monitor reports on calls for investigation of the murder of Rwandan Democratic Green Party Vice President Andre Kagwa Rwisereka:
Rwanda’s election season is in full swing and prominent critics of President Paul Kagame are turning up dead ahead of the Aug.…
Via email and LP blog:
Dear Friend of Liberty,
The War in Afghanistan has dragged on for almost nine years. According to the Washington Post, there have been 1,189 American military deaths, which is more than two per week.…
SOUTH BOUND BROOK — A Franklin, Somerset resident has filed suit against the borough, claiming a violation of the state Open Public Records Act because he was denied police reports about an investigation into an incident that may have involved a relative of the mayor.…
From the Philly IMC via TPID:
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Stewart Alexander was the Vice Presidential Nominee for Socialist Party USA; now with the US economy falling deeper into an endless recession and President Obama’s approval rating dipping below 50 percent, Stewart Alexander says he will run for president in 2012 to make Washington accountable to working people.…
Posted by Megan Cornish at Socialism.com:
With trillions of tax dollars going to corporate bailouts, millions of people losing homes and housing, and sky-high unemployment, there’s good reason to be angry.…
Posted at http://peaceandfreedom.org/blog/:
In 1971, the Pentagon Papers were leaked to the public. They offered an insider’s view of the corruption and lies accompanying this country’s involvement in the Vietnam War.…
Marylou Cabral at PSLweb.org:
Racism must be defeated in the streets
Arizona’s odious law SB 1070, has served as a catalyst for anti-immigrant racism all over the country.…
Rep. Susan Davis at Vermont Progressive Party blog:
Third parties speak out publicly when the issues that matter are left off the table for discussion or left in the waste basket after discussion.…