From Philadelphia Weekly:
Several area groups, including Project H.O.M.E. and the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign [which Honkala helped to found and organizes – RL] came to Dilworth Plaza today to protest Bill 110386.
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Posts published in June 2011
Libertarians: Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan fails
By Marc Montoni on June 3, 2011 8:42 PM
From a media release by the national heaqdquarters of the Libertarian Party:
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- June 3, 2011
- Contact: Wes Benedict, Executive Director
- E-mail: [email protected]
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N.C. House panel votes to lower ballot access barriers
By Brian Irving on June 3, 2011 4:58 PM
CHARLOTTE (June 3) – The House elections committee approved a bill today that would dramatically lower the threshold for a new political party to gain and maintain ballot access in North Carolina.…
History of John Anderson’s 1980 Independent Presidential Candidacy About to be Published
By Kimberly Wilder on June 2, 2011 9:17 PM
from Ballot Access News
History of John B. Anderson’s 1980 Independent Presidential Candidacy About to be Published
May 30th, 2011
Jim Mason’s book “No Holding Back: the 1980 John B.
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Wayne Root: ‘The Greatest Depression of All Time Has Begun’
By Bruce Cohen on June 2, 2011 8:17 PM
I am a successful small businessman and a patriot who loves America and always sees its greatness. I am also an optimistic, positive thinker who always sees the glass half full.…
Honkala for Sheriff campaign in Philadelphia expects thousands of small donors, legal challenges, and more
By Ross Levin on June 2, 2011 6:11 PM
From the Philadelphia Public Record (H/T to Chris Robinson):
Neither Democrat State Rep. Jewell Williams (D-N. Phila.) nor Republican Joshua West may be aware, and most voters won’t know until the week before Nov.
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Another Green enters Tuscon, AZ mayoral race, possibly forcing primary
By Ross Levin on June 2, 2011 4:41 PM
From the Tuscon Citizen:
Mary DeCamp, who ran against Ward 3 Councilmember Karin Uhlich in 2009 has also entered the race for Mayor of Tucson…
Mary got 4429 votes (6.16 % of the vote) in the Ward 3 race in 2009…
Her entry into the race could lead to a Green Party primary on August 30, as fellow Green Party candidate Dave Croteau entered the race a few weeks ago.
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Former Green candidate running for US Senate in Virginia as independent
By Ross Levin on June 2, 2011 4:35 PM
From the Sun Gazette:
Having tested the political waters last year, Kevin Chisholm appears ready to dive into a larger pool…
An engineer by profession, Chisholm retired last year as chief energy official for Arlington Public Schools.
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Trump Hints at an Independent Run
By RedPhillips on June 2, 2011 3:19 PM
From Newsmax.com:
Real estate mogul Donald Trump, who has already flirted with a run for the GOP nomination in 2012, says he would still consider running as an independent if he did not believe the Republican field was strong enough to beat President Barack Obama.
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