June 2, 2026
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Based on a national Green Party press release, as posted at onthewilderside.com:
Green Party leaders on Monday expressed hope that news of the killing of Osama bin Laden marks a new stage, in which US troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan; air assaults on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Libya are halted; the US presses Israel to observe full human rights and justice for the Palestinian people; and violations of domestic civil liberties are overturned.
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Former Congressman Bob Barr (R-Ga) was The Libertarian Party candidate for President in 2008. He came in fourth place, with about 530,000 votes.
On September 11, 2001, our nation witnessed the most devastating attack ever on American soil.…
The Libertarian Party of Georgia responded Tuesday to the death of Osama bin Laden with a call to the American citizens to demand that the rights taken from them in the name of national security be returned.…
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Green Party Watch
The once and future Mayor
May 3, 2011
Jason West was Mayor of New Paltz New York from 2003 to 2007. An active member of the Green Party at that time, West was the first official in the United States to marry same-sex couples.
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Via TPID, findings from a new Reason-Rupe poll, as described at Reason:
With the 2012 election season ramping up, frustrated voters appear ready to look beyond Democratic and Republican candidates.
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From the Portland Daily Sun:
Portland this year embarks on an elected-mayor campaign that replaces a council-appointed mayor with one elected to an at-large seat.
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From the Charleston Daily Mail:
The Mountain Party has tapped former Richwood Mayor Bob Henry Baber to be its nominee in the Oct. 4 special gubernatorial election.
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from Green Party Watch
In May 2 Federal Elections in Canada, Elizabeth May became the first Green Party candidate elected as a Member of Parliament
Elizabeth May, 56, has been the leader of the Green Party of Canada since 2006, vowing to raise the Green Party’s profile in Canada, particularly in the nationally televised debates.
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