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Former U.S. Reps. Bob Barr and Cynthia McKinney aren't often on the same side, but both are speaking out on potential abuse of "fusion centers," funded by the Department of Homeland Security to blend state and local law enforcement with national security aims.
Bob Barr's longshot presidential bid is in some ways as much about sending a signal to the Republicans, his former party, as it is about earning a respectable showing Tuesday for his Libertarian Party.
Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr appealed Wednesday for the support of Republican-leaning conservatives by declaring his Republican rival John McCain is going to lose the election.
Private markets fail, politicians from both parties jump to their rescue, and taxpayers get stuck with the bill. Libertarian candidate Bob Barr couldn't have scripted a better story line to argue that Republicans and Democrats are interchangeable — with a helpless addiction to spending.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defamed a Georgia sporting goods store when he labeled it one of several "rogue gun dealers" putting firearms on his city's streets, Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr argued Tuesday to a federal appeals court.
A Pennsylvania judge's ruling that keeps Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr on the ballot will force Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama to take him seriously in a key battleground state, a Barr campaign spokesman said Monday.
A fiery former GOP congressman who gained national prominence for doggedly pursuing impeachment of President Clinton has some Republicans worried he'll play spoiler in a tight presidential contest.
The Libertarian Party on Sunday picked former Republican Rep. Bob Barr to be its presidential candidate after six rounds of balloting.
Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government.
Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr said Saturday he has formed a presidential exploratory committee and may seek the Libertarian party nomination.
Bob Barr Denounces Cyberbullying CriminalizationThis legislation represents an exercise in overcriminalization and poor draftsmanship not often seen, even in the Congress. A term as broad and as vague as "intent to . . .
Conservative Trio Supports Relocation of Gitmo Detainees to IL PrisonAccording to HuffPo's Sam Stein, "(A) group of highly respected conservative figures lent their support to the transfer" of a group of terror suspects from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to a maximum-security prison in Thompson, Illinois.
Conservatives Say Gitmo Detainees Would Be Fine In IL Prison, Warn GOP Of 'Scaremongering' Former Republican Congressman and Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr, David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union and Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, have teamed up to urge the Gitmo detainees be taken to the U.S.
When Opinion Replaces TV NewsStudents of and experts on journalism and broadcasting certainly will argue over the causes for the explosive growth of opinion programming on cable news stations.
Gates' arrest reveals loss of rightsThe degree to which race played a role in the confrontation at Gates' house will likely never be truly known to anyone other than the key participants themselves.
Bob Barr - Cap-and-trade's a lot of hot airBob Barr regarding Cap and Trade legislation: "Its 1,200 pages must rank among the most complex and convoluted pieces of legislation ever devised, making old, Soviet-style government edicts appear streamlined by comparison."
Another Poll, Meant to be a conversation starter... Do you support a political party? What issue(s) makes you support that party? Would you vote for any candidate running in that party? What would you like to see for the future of the US?
20,000+ Terrorists in Missouri!The Kansas City Star is reporting on a huge controversy that has several organizations, parties, candidates, and thousands of activists very concerned.
Secret State Police Report: Ron Paul, Bob Barr, Chuck Baldwin, Libertarians are TerroristsThe MIAC report specifically describes supporters of presidential candidates Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin, and Bob Barr as "militia" influenced terrorists and instructs the Missouri police to be on the lookout for supporters displaying bumper stickers and other paraphernalia assoc …
No defending the Defense of Marriage Act - Los Angeles TimesEven more so now than in 1996, I believe we need to reduce federal power over the lives of the citizenry and over the prerogatives of the states. It truly is time to get the federal government out of the marriage business.
Author of federal Defense of Marriage Act has change of heart: Bob Barr says DOMA must be repealedIn 2006, when then-Sen. Obama voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment, he said, "Decisions about marriage should be left to the states." He was right then; and as I have come to realize, he is right now in concluding that DOMA has to go.
I woke up an hour early and walked around the block to St. Anthony Catholic Church this is the voting location in Kansas City Missouri for ward 11 precinct 9. I got there about a half hour early and already a dozen free citizens stood on the street waiting for the polls to open.
If You Vote Third Party and Elect McCain/Palin, This is Who You Empower! DON'T DO IT!!Voting for Nader, McKinney, Paul and Barr in a heartfelt act of passion will provide YOU a moment of pleasure and the world insurmountable pain.
Forgotten candidates for US president may still impact raceRepublican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama have captured the limelight in the race for the US presidency, but they are not the only ones running: 12 forgotten candidates are also chasing the keys to the White House.
The Third Man - Bob Barr's Libertarian run for the White House.A good piece about Bob Barr and why he is running as a Libertarian candidate for president, his concerns about the direction in which the country is headed and why he quit the Republican Party and left the culture wars behind.
More Than a Two-Person RaceIt's possible that the minor-party candidates in the 2008 election are suggesting programs that will one day seem as indispensable as Debs and Wallace's ideas. If so, you won't hear about them from the corporate media.
Don't like McCain or Obama? They're not your only choices...A couple of guys named Barack Obama and John McCain are running for president, and the odds are that one of those senators will become our nation's next leader.
America cheated by TV's failure to cover third partiesAs far as television news is concerned, Bob Barr and Ralph Nader aren't presidential candidates but faces on milk cartons. Nader, an independent, and Barr, a Libertarian, are both on the ballot in 45 states. What they aren't on: TV.
Third-party candidates to debate on SundayThird-party presidential candidates finally will have their own debate: at 8 p.m. Sunday at Columbia University in New York.
Open The Debates There is a move to organize a third-party debate, in New York City, a day or so after the final McCain-Obama debate on Oct. 15.
Election Day worry: 'Does my vote count?'Election A to Z answers readers' questions such as: Is there a minimum percentage of the American population required to vote in order for a presidential election to be valid?
Every year, tons of people run for president. However, there are really only a handful of people who actually have any name recognition whatsoever and can at least poll over 0.1%.
Daniel Larison changes endorsement, from Barr to Baldwin Daniel Larison is a well-known blogger in paleoconservative circles and runs the highly-trafficked blog "Eunomia",which is supported by The American Conservative.
Everybody loves an "Underdog", the power behind that fact has changed history!! And, it will change your future but only if you allow it to!! As November draws closer have you asked what you want in a President? I know I have, and can only trust that you've put some serious tho …
Dismissing Bob Barr, Ron Paul Endorses Constitution Party CandidateTexas Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian firebrand who made his mark in the Republican presidential primaries thanks to grassroots support and strong online fund-raising, has endorsed Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin for president.
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