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DENVER (AP) - The Libertarian Party on Sunday picked former Republican Rep. Bob Barr to be its presidential candidate after six rounds of balloting.Ba...
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The name of Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate listed on the Utah ballot, was misspelled in a Deseret Morning News story...
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Harry Browne, the Libertarian Party presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000, died Wednesday night.
Mr. Browne, who was 72, died at his home in Franklin, Tenn., after a long struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, the Downsize D.C. Foundation announced yesterday.
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In the 11th Congressional District, Republican incumbent Rodney Freylinghuysen beat back a Libertarian-inspired challenge to earn a shot at an eighth term.
Freylinghuysen, 62, of Harding, disposed of a challenge by Kate Erber, a 26-year-old student and supporter of Ron Paul, the the Republican and former Libertarian Party presidential candidate.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. - A week after a come-from-behind victory over the GOP's establishment candidate in a Senate primary in Kentucky, Rand Paul is facing a possible challenge by the Libertarian Party and is shaking up his staff after comments he made about racial segregation caused a firestorm.
Despite his pedigree as the son of former Libertarian presidential candidate Ron Paul, Libertarian Vice Chairman Joshua Koch said Rand Paul has betrayed the party's values, and they were considering finding a candidate to run for the seat.
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Huck's shot: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, now a very popular Fox News talk show host, says last weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was too "libertarian" and unrepresentative of the Republican Party. It's an astute observation from the one-time GOP presidential candidate. But with all due respect to Mr. Huckabee, the problem with Republicans as of late is that they too often dismiss the core principles of libertarianism that the GOP should share.
Rick's shot: Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., is making more gurgling noises about seeking the Republicans' presidential nomination in 2012. But he has a lot of work to do and a lot of fences to mend if he really thinks he has a shot. Only 2 percent of those at last weekend's CPAC gathering support him. And he...
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Ralph Nader isn't the only third-party candidate running for president. On May 30 in Atlanta, the Libertarian Party nominated Michael Badnarik, 49, as its presidential candidate. A computer programmer living in Austin, Texas, Badnarik said Friday that he moved there from California in 1997 to escape the Golden State's strict gun laws and to exchange California's top 9.3 percent income tax rate with Texas' 0 percent.
He won the Libertarian Party nomination, he said, after spending much of 2003 and 2004 attending party conventions in 26 states, traveling by car to save money. His campaign still is a shoestring operation, expecting to spend $5 million, compared to the more than $100 million raised by each major party candidate so far. Badnarik said he will refuse to take federal campaign m...
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The Constitution Party has nominated a presidential candidate who wants to outlaw abortion.
Meanwhile, the Libertarian Party's presidential hopeful - Michael Badnarik - is taking pokes at President Bush, saying he is weak on gun rights.
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It may not be something to actually "Cheer" about, but state officials may have turned the "Tide" on an inmate underwear shortage that has been plaguing prisoners at a Central Illinois lock-up.
Records show the Illinois Department of Corrections recently purchased a new washing machine for the Taylorville Correctional Center, a minimum-security facility that houses about 1,200 male inmates.
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