Sent to supporters of Cindy Sheehan:
For this Mother’s Day, I am not going to write about Juliet Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day proclamation and how Mother’s Day is a “Day for Peace.”…
Independent Political Report
Press Release: NY gubernatorial candidate exposes corrupt backroom deals
By Ross Levin on May 9, 2010 1:51 PM
Sent to [email protected] by Free and Equal:
New York (May 6, 2010) – New York’s gubernatorial race is living up to the state’s reputation for political corruption and backroom deals by party insiders. …
Ruwart Opposes Re-Election of Libertarian Party Treasurer Starr
By wredlich on May 9, 2010 1:03 PM
An article today at LibertyForAll.net by Dr. Mary Ruwart, an at-large representative on the Libertarian National Committee:
This term, LNC Treasurer Aaron Starr instigated attacks on At-Large reps that consumed more LNC time than any other single activity. …
Kubby: Libertarian chair candidates should foreswear prez campaigns
By Thomas L. Knapp on May 9, 2010 11:51 AM
Cannabis activist and 2008 Libertarian Party presidential nomination candidate Steve Kubby wants candidates for chair of the Libertarian National Committee to act more like generals. Or more like one general, anyway.…
Richard Winger to Debate California Lt. Gov. Maldonado on Proposition 14
By Darcy G. Richardson on May 9, 2010 12:41 AM
Richard Winger, the nation’s leading ballot access expert, will participate in an hour-long debate with Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, author of California’s Proposition 14, the “top-two” ballot measure, on Monday, May 10, at 9AM Pacific Time.…
Lynne Williams to participate in bottled water forum
By Ross Levin on May 8, 2010 2:41 PM
Lynne Williams, former Green candidate for governor of Maine and now running for state senate, will be participating in a forum on bottled water and its local impacts:
FORUM ON BOTTLED WATER AND ITS IMPACTS
Sunday, May 16th from 1:00 – 3:30 pm at Reel Pizza in Bar Harbor
Film about Bottled Water “Tapped” Followed By Panel Discussion
Background: The rise of the bottled water industry is visible in Maine and through the entire world.…
Walter Joseph “Wally” Hickel, 1919-2010
By Thomas L. Knapp on May 8, 2010 2:06 PM
Walter “Wally” Hickel — US Secretary of the Interior in President Richard M. Nixon’s administration and two-time governor of Alaska — died yesterday, the Washington Post reports.…
Press Release: Ken Block Calls for a Budget and Review Commission in Woonsocket
By Ross Levin on May 8, 2010 1:56 PM
Via [email protected]:
Warwick, RI- May 6th, 2010- Ken Block, Moderate Party Candidate for Governor, called upon the state to establish a budget and review commission in Woonsocket.…
BAN: South Carolina Greens Run Their First Gubernatorial Nominee
By Ross Levin on May 8, 2010 12:22 PM
From Ballot Access News:
On May 1, the South Carolina Green Party state convention nominated candidates for office, including the party’s first gubernatorial nominee in this state.
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