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Posts published in November 2011

Green Party says: Eviction of Wall Street Occupation Exposes Mayor’s Corporate Collusion

By Kimberly Wilder on November 15, 2011 1:41 PM

Note: An unofficial, but fairly authoritative link to the Occupy Wall Street happenings is www.occupywallst.org

For Immediate Release 11/15/2011

Contact:
Michael O’Neil, Green Party NYC
michael AT greenpartynyc DOT org

Peter LaVenia, Co-Chair Green Party NY State
chair2 AT gpny DOT org

Eviction of Wall Street Occupation Exposes Mayor’s Corporate Collusion, Says Green Party

NEW YORK–The Green Party continues to stand with the nationwide Occupation movement, in the face of the NYPD’s raid on the Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park during the early hours of the morning.…

Johnson to TPM: Not Running as a Libertarian

By Thomas L. Knapp on November 15, 2011 12:45 PM

Via Talking Points Memo:

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson — the Republican candidate for president best know for rarely but memorably appearing on a debate stage — tells TPM that he’s sticking with the GOP, despite reported calls from Libertarians that he switch teams.

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Richard Winger: Sham Candidates Virtually Always Fail to Accomplish Anything for their Backers

By Jeremy C. Young on November 14, 2011 3:09 AM

Here’s an excerpt from an editorial post by Richard Winger at Ballot Access News:

“Sham candidates” are candidates who have no sincere interest in running for office, but who get on the ballot because one of the more powerful candidates in the same race, or one of the major parties, thinks that the sham candidate’s presence on the ballot will subtract from the total of votes that the other powerful candidate may receive.

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