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Libertarians mourn death of David F. Nolan

For Immediate Release Monday, November 22, 2010 WASHINGTON – David F. Nolan, one of the founders of the Libertarian Party (LP), died unexpectedly on November 21 in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 66. Mr. Nolan was also a member of the Libertarian National Committee (LNC). He is survived by his wife Elizabeth. Mr. Nolan […]

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LP Monday Message: Looking ahead

November 15, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, We are still compiling and analyzing the election results from November 2 so that we can compare them in detail to previous years. We’ve received comments from candidates around the U.S. They range from "I won re-election" to "I thought I would win" to "I thought I would […]

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LNC meeting – proposed agenda (New Orleans, Nov. 20-21)

[Note, check back frequently for updates.] Libertarian National Committee Chair’s Proposed Agenda November 20-21, 2010 – New Orleans, LA Opening Ceremony     Call to Order    9:00 am 8:30 am <–UPDATED 11/18/2010     Moment of Reflection    1 minute     Opportunity for Public Comment    10 minutes Credentials Report and Paperwork Check    2 minutes Adoption of Agenda    10 […]

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Remarkable decade for Travis County LP

The following is the November 14, 2010 issue of Austin Liberator, the weekly email newsletter of the Travis County (Texas) Libertarian Party. Austin Liberator The newsletter of the Travis County Libertarian Party (TCLP) 1. Looking back at a remarkable decade for the Travis County LP December 4, 2010 marks the tenth anniversary of the Austin […]

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Nebraska after November 2nd

November 2nd came and went with exciting news from all over the country. The electorate rejected overt, big government, nanny-state policies. Nebraska Libertarians are not however, going to hold our breath in the hope that the GOP will magically adhere to minimum government, maximum freedom principles. They certainly didn’t do that under the Bush administration […]

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LP Monday Message: Election Results

November 8, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, First of all I want to thank our over 800 candidates again for taking the time to run for office. Now that we’ve all had a little time to catch our breaths after election day, we’re working to compile and analyze the results of our efforts. While it […]

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Preliminary election results

These are preliminary results for Libertarians running for Governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House. Vote counts and percentages are not final, but percentages probably will not change much. This list does not include several Libertarians who had to run as write-in candidates (their votes have not been counted yet). State Office Name Libt votes Libt […]

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Bob Barr: Express Jet pilot a political hero

2008 Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr writes in The Atlanta Journal Constitution: For the past year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and its parent, the Department of Homeland Security, along with Members of Congress from both parties and the Obama Administration, have been demanding Americans give up our basic civil liberties and our fundamental […]

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Libertarians oppose abusive TSA strip-search machines

For Immediate Release Friday, November 5, 2010 WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle commented today on the Transportation Security Administration’s use of strip-search machines at airports. Hinkle said, “The TSA should end the strip-search machine program immediately. “We’ve reached a point where our government has no qualms about humiliating us. “Everyone who cares about […]

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U.S. Senate contests – explaining success

As Wes Benedict pointed out in a recent message, we had two U.S. Senate campaigns this year that were unusually successful, in terms of vote percentages. Rebecca Sink-Burris received 5.3% of the vote in Indiana, while yours truly got 4.7% in Arizona. This is the first time in ten years that any Libertarian Senate candidate […]

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Compiling 2010 election results

Thanks again to everyone who either ran for office as a Libertarian, or voted Libertarian. We’ll be compiling results and working to try to provide statistics to compare 2010 results to past results. At first glance, our results seem about average for the Libertarian Party. In the meantime, we’ll be posting various snippets of information […]

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