June 2, 2026
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Maggie Haberman at Politico (excerpts):
The real-estate mogul with a genius for self-promotion gave the most-acclaimed — and most colorful — speech at the conservative gathering this afternoon, from the moment he took the stage to the song “Money, Money, Money.”
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Press release from the Libertarian Party:
WASHINGTON – At their booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the Libertarian Party is displaying a "Republican Wall of Shame."…
Emailed to [email protected]:
Johnson Supports Free and Equal’s Commitment to Candidate and Voter Rights
Free and Equal Elections Foundation today announced that Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico, has endorsed the Foundation’s efforts to reform election laws and improve candidate and voter rights.…
An email broadcast today from 2008 Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr:
Dear Friend,
Over this past weekend, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was held in Washington, D.C.
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Posted by Tom Knapp:
No, I am not a Barrista (as anyone who’s read this blog regularly knows). But when he speaks truth to power in front of an audience that isn’t interested in hearing that truth, how can one help but applaud?…
Michael McGuire reports in the Libertarian Examiner:
Since the 1950s, the major divisions on America’s right flank have been between traditional conservatives and libertarians.
Generally speaking, the libertarian wing made early strides in academic circles while conservatives tackled the electoral process with more success.
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Emailed to [email protected] by Daniel Surman:
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/02/19/cpac-boos-panelist-torture/
From the article:
This afternoon, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held a debate titled “Does Security Trump Freedom?
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Press release via LP.org and email:
WASHINGTON – As the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) holds its annual conference, Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict offered the following statement:
I’m sure we’ll hear an awful lot about "limited government" from the mouths of CPAC politicians over the next few days.
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