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Will GOP pull plug on Granny or War?
For Immediate Release Monday, October 18, 2010 WASHINGTON - With prospects of a Republican takeover of Congress, Libertarian Party (LP) Chair Mark Hinkle posed this question: "In order to balance the budget, where will the GOP pull the plug first: on Granny, or on...

Libertarian Party Chair endorses California Prop 19
For Immediate Release Thursday, October 7, 2010 WASHINGTON - Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle has endorsed Proposition 19 on the November ballot in California. The measure would legalize marijuana in California. Hinkle said, "I urge Californians to vote for...

Anti-war liberals can vote Libertarian
For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 6, 2010 WASHINGTON - In the violent wake of President Obama's military surge in Afghanistan, and his failure to withdraw the U.S. military from Iraq, the Libertarian Party (LP) says anti-war liberals can vote Libertarian with a...

Libertarians challenge 89 TARP-supporting incumbents in Congress
For Immediate Release Friday, October 1, 2010 WASHINGTON - This November, Libertarian Party candidates are challenging 89 incumbent members of Congress who voted for the TARP bailouts in 2008. View the list here. The list includes 27 Republicans and 62 Democrats. LP...

Libertarians say Republicans owe apology, not pledge, to America
For Immediate Release Friday, September 24, 2010 WASHINGTON - In response to the recent Republican "Pledge to America," Libertarian Party executive director Wes Benedict released the following statement: Instead of a "Pledge to America," the Republicans should have...

Libertarians fight to break cycle of battered gay voter syndrome
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 23, 2010 WASHINGTON - Like abused spouses who keep returning to their aggressors, gay voters keep handing their votes to the Democrats who abuse them. The Libertarian Party (LP) wants to break this self-destructive behavior...

Libertarians issue warning to Tea Partiers
For Immediate Release Friday, September 10, 2010 WASHINGTON - Looking toward the 9/12 Tea Party events in Washington, DC, Libertarian Party executive director Wes Benedict issued the following warning to Tea Partiers: "Republicans are trying to fool you again." "There...

Libertarian U.S. Senate Candidate and Airline Pilot Makes Statement on Ninth Anniversary of 9/11
For Immediate Release Friday, September 10, 2010 ATLANTA, GA - Chuck Donovan, candidate for U.S. Senator from the state of Georgia, issued the following statement on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001: "Like most Americans, I took the...

Libertarians: Obama is shockingly pro-war
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 2, 2010 WASHINGTON - Following President Obama's "end of our combat mission" speech, Libertarian Party chairman Mark Hinkle released this statement: "President Obama needs to stop lying. In his speech, he repeated the...

Libertarian Party protests Facebook censorship of its marijuana legalization ad
For Immediate Release Wednesday, August 25, 2010 WASHINGTON - The Libertarian Party (LP) is protesting the decision by Facebook to refuse advertisements that advocate for the legalization of marijuana. The LP had been running a highly successful Facebook ad to express...