June 2, 2026
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From a media release by the Scott Keller campaign:
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 12:00am
Scott Keller officially announces that he is seeking the 2012 Libertarian Party Presidential nomination with a liberty and solution-oriented platform, which promises to turn the economy around in 6-12 months, while paring down the size of the Federal government and returning to the American people many of the liberties they have lost over the past eleven years.…
“1. Who should the Libertarian Party nominate at its May 2012 convention for the office of President of the United States?”…
Tim Reeves, David Terry, M Carling, Greg Burnett and Richard Burke have filed a lawsuit against Wes Wagner and Libertarian Party of Oregon over the legal officers of the Libertarian Party of Oregon.…
While most American, western and world observers called North Korean leader Kim Jong Il a dictator and said that mourning for his death was coerced in NK, and most US Socialist parties did not comment on it at all as far as I can tell, the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s Liberation News had a different take:
Washington, with the help of the capitalist media, has consistently portrayed Kim Jong Il’s tenure as dictatorial and oppressive—even insinuating that the massive outpouring of sorrow over Kim Jong Il’s death is orchestrated and proof of a bizarre, brainwashed citizenry.
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From a media release from the Libertarian Party:
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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Dear Fellow Libertarians,
Mark your calendar!
The 2012 National Libertarian Party convention will be held on May 2-6 in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring:
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From JillStein.org:
On Tuesday, January 24th, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address. There will also be responses and commentary from the Republican and Democratic parties.
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Steven Higgs, the editor of the Bloomington Alternative, takes a critical look at the media’s lack of coverage of third party candidates, in light of a panel on Al Jazeera. …
The Reform Party website currently displays the following message:
Thank you for your support.
We are joining with others in this blackout to
protest SOPA and PIPA as a potential infringement
on the rights of all Americans.
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Public Policy Polling has the following results in their first national poll of 2012:
Ron Paul matches Romney’s performance against Obama, also trailing by 5 points at 47-42.
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