Posted by Donny Ferguson at LP.org.
Reposted to IPR by Paulie.
The non-partisan Congression Budget Office reports the current economic slump will end sometime around mid-2009.…
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Kimberly Wilder’s good-bye message to the Green Party
By paulie on February 9, 2009 9:43 PM
Posted at On The Wilder Side. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. Kimberly Wilder has been a frequent source of Green Party news for IPR.
It is with some regret, and many mixed feelings that I am announcing my resignation from the Green Party.…
Campaign update from Jeff Daiell, Texas Libertarian seeking nomination for Governor
By paulie on February 9, 2009 8:31 PM
Email from the campaign. Posted to IPR by Paulie.
* The campaign has a manager, Mike Hope. See www.JeffDaiell.com
for details on this exciting development.
* The campaign named Albert Andis as Strategy Coordinator.
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Kent Williams becomes Independent Speaker of the House in Tennessee
By Trent Hill on February 9, 2009 7:23 PM
Kent Williams was a Republican legislator in Tennessee who temporarily allied with the 49 Democratic representatives in the House in order to become speaker and make the Democrats the majority party in the House, despite the fact that there were 50 Republicans elected.…
Rick Lazio and Andrew Cuomo address Conservative Party of New York
By Trent Hill on February 9, 2009 7:18 PM
Former Republican Congressman Rick Lazio and currently Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo probably rarely have the opportunity to share a stage–so it must have been quite a strange site indeed to see the notoriously liberal Cuomo walk on stage immediately after conservative congressman Rick Lazio at the Conservative Party of New York’s annual conference in Albany.…
California Greening: The perfect place for Greens
By paulie on February 9, 2009 6:59 PM
Article posted at California Greening. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.
The fact that Sandy Stiassni has joined a long list of people seeking to be appointed to the Irvine Ranch Water District Board of Directors.…
Kenneth Griffin running for Libertarian nomination for Governor of Texas
By paulie on February 9, 2009 6:01 PM
Thanks to Joey Dauben for sending the news to [email protected].
Griffin has a youtube channel and supports 9/11 truth.
Here are a couple of samples.
An article at PoliTex says,
What we know so far: he likes Ron Paul and Hugo Chavez and is “extremely angry” about a lot of things including high gas prices, toll roads, speed limits and 9/11.
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U.S. Supreme Court might decide on February 27 whether to hear Arizona Nader case
By paulie on February 9, 2009 5:37 PM
It is somewhat plausible that the U.S. Supreme Court will put the Arizona ballot access case on its conference of February 27.
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Libertarian Party daily poll: Which Libertarian idea most helps your family?
By paulie on February 9, 2009 5:29 PM
Libertarian Party daily poll: Which Libertarian idea most helps your family?
Creating jobs by opening markets and lowering taxes on employers
Local control of schools and more choices for parents
Income tax relief for payers, and simplifying the tax code
Reducing taxes on your children by eliminating wasteful and unconstitutional spending
Lowering health care costs through proven market-based reforms
Posted to IPR by Paulie…