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Posts tagged as “Gloria La Riva”

Update on PFP primary trouble

By Fred Church Ortiz on June 17, 2008 8:09 PM

Earlier this month, IPR noted the reports of Peace and Freedom Party voters being given the incorrect ballots during the June 3rd California statewide primary. Since then, Alameda County’s registrar Dave Macdonald has offered an explanation:

He explained that there are two lists that poll workers use, a “roster index”—a master list—and a street-level list.

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La Riva/Puryear campaign makes demands on behalf of Iowans

By Fred Church Ortiz on June 17, 2008 2:45 PM

In light of the recent flooding in Iowa, the Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear campaign has issued a statement calling for generous government financing for disaster relief and condemning DC’s current spending priorities:

When big investment banks were in trouble because of the housing crisis, the government gave them $200 billion literally overnight.

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Marxist parties and ‘The Cuban Five’

By Fred Church Ortiz on June 12, 2008 5:25 PM

A hot topic among the country’s Marxist political parties in recent weeks has been “The Cuban Five.” Cuban nationals Fernando González, René González, Antonio Guerrero, Gerardo Hernández, and Ramón Labañino were arrested in 1998 on 26 charges, including espionage and conspiracy, for their intelligence gathering activities focused on anti-Castro groups based in Miami.…

Bob Barr, Ralph Nader dominate online coverage of alternative candidates

By Administrative Team on June 11, 2008 12:47 AM

The mainstream media rarely give third-party and independent candidates a fair shake — hence the need for sites like IPR and Third Party Watch. But the new media — the online media — is supposed to give candidates and parties the coverage they deserve.…