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Libertarian Barr Says GOP Is Played Out
By Zachary A. Goldfarb Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr, a former Georgia congressman, said today that the Republican Party has... Full Article At Washington Post - The Trail
Preston on Politics: Barr says he's no Nader
Libertarian candidate Bob Barr abandoned the Republican Party in 2006. Washington (CNN) — Bob Barr was once a loyal solider in the... Full Article At CNN - Political Ticker
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After Socialism
Tim Lee, near the end of an interesting post inspired by Brink Lindsey's The Age of Abundance, writes: Too many libertarians seem to define libertarianism as a very specific and restrictive political program: as a laundry list of government programs to be abolished, or equivalently as a very short... Full Article At The Atlantic - Matthew Yglesias
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Bloggingheads: Jane Hamsher vs. Bob Barr–Who’s The Worst President?
Well, I know who Jane would pick…but in another case of Strange Bedfellows, Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr can’t find much to argue with: [What] George W. Bush has done to the fabric of our constitutional government... Full Article At Crooks and Liars
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Spoilers R' Us
Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr--and proverbial skunk at the GOP garden party--made an appearance on Fox News yesterday: "What's wrong with ... Full Article At Time - Real Clear Politics
Rasmussen: McCain Holds Wide Lead in Georgia
A new Rasmussen Reports survey in Georgia finds Sen. John McCain well ahead of Sen. Barack Obama, 53% to 43%. The only real surprise is that... Full Article At Political Wire
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Ron Paul Has Eyes for Red Headed Stranger
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) may have ended his presidential candidacy, but the Libertarian gadfly isn't exactly going quietly into the night. Not without a lot of smoke, anyway. Paul, the only presidential... Full Article At Washington Post - The Sleuth
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Barr: It's not about me
GQ just put a Q&A with Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr -- the former Republican congressman from Georgia -- online. He talks about his opposition to the war in Iraq, his change... Full Article At USA Today - On Politics
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Liberaltarianism, Revisited
Via Matt Yglesias, an interesting post from Tim Lee on the subject of Brink Lindsey's excellent book The Age of Abundance . Lee writes: Too many libertarians seem to define libertarianism as a very specific and restrictive political program: as a laundry list of government programs to be abolished... Full Article At The New Republic
Barr Seen as GOP Threat in Georgia
Some say Libertarian candidate Bob Barr could throw the Peach State to Obama. Sen. Isakson: “If Barr got 8 percent, and you’ve got the higher African-American turnout from ... Full Article At Time - The Page
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A Candidate Runs to a G.O.P. Chorus of ‘Don’t’
Bob Barr, the Republican-turned-Libertarian, hopes to follow in the footsteps of Ross Perot and ... Full Article At The New York Times - Politics
McCain's Neoconservatism a Threat to the U.S.
BY TAYLOR MARSH On Foreign Policy and National Security issues, John McCain is the wrong man for the times. In fact, with Pat... Full Article At Taylor Marsh
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Bob Barr, Unplugged
Wil Hylton at GQ interviews the Libertarian candidate for president, and he has some pretty harsh words about his former party: BARR: I came to the conclusion that the Republican Party had... Full Article At Time - Real Clear Politics
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Fighting for the Freedom of Expression in New England
Murray Waas explains: Freedom of expression may be guaranteed by the Constitution. But it’s an idea we have to fight for every day. The great civil Libertarian Nat Hentoff once said that... Full Article At Crooks and Liars
John Stossel: ‘These oil companies are heroes.’
Last night, CNN’s Larry King Live stacked its show with oil, coal, and nuclear apologists. One of the show’s guests — prominent Libertarian pundit John Stossel — said of Big Oil: “I think these oil companies are heroes... Full Article At Think Progress
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The Coming Barr-Paul Political Alliance?
One of the great fears of the McCain campaign (and, conversely, a tightly held hope of Barack Obama) is that Libertarian Bob Barr could somehow turn his campaign into a ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Today is worthy of celebration
It may surprise you as it surprised me. There are some people, largely those who lean toward the Libertarian view on life, who will not celebrate this day as our Independence Day. They say we are no longer an ... Full Article At Redstate