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George Phillies refutes IPR report

By Administrative Team on May 31, 2008 2:09 PM

Earlier, I reported that the Massachusetts “executive committee” met and decided to put the Barr/Root ticket on the ballot. George Phillies has refuted this claim on Last Free Voice, saying there is no executive committee and no such meeting has taken place.…

Wall Street Journal interviews Nader

By PJO on May 31, 2008 3:59 AM

Ralph Nader is the subject of this weekend’s Wall Street Journal Saturday interview. In the course of a nearly 2,000-word piece, Nader calls Barack Obama “a corporate Democrat” and says Obama’s progressive stance is “a charade.”…

Mass. LP will put Barr/Root on the ballot

By Administrative Team on May 30, 2008 9:47 PM

CORRECTION: It was later discovered that this report was inaccurate. Please see the updated story.

There had been some question as to whether the “majority neo-pagan” Libertarian Party of Massachusetts would put Barr/Root on the ballot based on Barr’s past anti-Wiccan activism.…

College columnist surveys third-party candidates

By PJO on May 30, 2008 9:38 PM

In his column in The Lantern, the Ohio State University newspaper, Travis Schulze offers a brief survey of alternative presidential candidates running this year. Schulze leads with Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin, whose “campaign centers on a return to the Constitution.…

Independent candidate switches to LP in Maryland

By PJO on May 30, 2008 9:30 PM

Gary Hoover, a used car dealer running for Congress in Maryland’s Sixth District, has switched from an independent candidacy to a Libertarian bid. According to the AP, “Hoover says he contacted the Libertarian Party about his candidacy because he agrees with the party on many issues, including withdrawal from Iraq, opposition to the Patriot Act and smaller government.…

Greens to protest Bush today

By PJO on May 30, 2008 9:26 PM

South Carolina Green Party members are among those planning protests at Furman University on Saturday afternoon when President Bush comes to deliver the commencement address.…