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Libertarian Party celebrates end of bin Laden era

For Immediate Release Monday, May 2, 2011 WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chairman Mark Hinkle issued this statement today: “I am glad to hear of the death of Osama bin Laden, who had no qualms about slaughtering American civilians. “Unfortunately, bin Laden leaves behind an evil legacy in the United States: the Department of Homeland Security, […]

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20 issues trump birth certificate circus

For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 27, 2011 WASHINGTON – In the wake of the much-discussed release of President Obama’s long-form birth certificate, Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle had this to say: “Instead of wasting so much ink on this birther story, the press should be giving a lot more attention to the many real disasters […]

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Libertarians speak against Obama's War on Poker

For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 20, 2011 WASHINGTON – Following the Obama administration Justice Department’s April 15 shutdown of three online poker sites and indictment of their executives, Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle said, “The Obama administration has just trampled on the rights of millions of Americans.” Hinkle continued, “This is also a scary reminder […]

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LP Monday Message: Tax Day Condolences

April 18, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Today is Tax Day. Rather than procrastinate by filing my taxes at the last minute, I filed for my extension several days ago. I find the whole process of tracking, organizing and reporting tax information to be such an unpleasant task. It’s not just the labor that goes […]

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Libertarians call spending compromise "travesty"

For Immediate Release Friday, April 15, 2011 WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict issued the following statement today: “Just in time for Tax Day, the Republicans and Democrats in Congress have joined hands to clobber American taxpayers. “According to the Associated Press, the 2011 spending compromise will ‘cut federal outlays from non-war accounts […]

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LP Monday Message: Candidates and elected Libertarians

April 11, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Since the beginning of March, we’ve had eight Libertarians elected or re-elected to office. Two of the most prominent winners were Andrew Gray, who was just elected to the city council of Topeka, Kansas, and Doug Burlison, who was just re-elected to the city council of Springfield, Missouri. […]

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Libertarians call for permanent government shutdown

For Immediate Release Friday, April 8, 2011 WASHINGTON – As elected officials put on a dog-and-pony media show about a temporary shutdown of small parts of the federal government, the Libertarian Party calls for a permanent shutdown of most of the federal government. Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict said, “Just think how a permanent […]

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Libertarians say Paul Ryan is worse than Bill Clinton

For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 5, 2011 WASHINGTON – In response to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s new budget proposal, Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle issued the following statement today: “Americans hoping to get real about our national debt just got sucker-punched by Republican Paul Ryan. “Republicans want to spend $40 trillion over ten […]

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LP Monday Message: John Stossel video – Libertarian

April 4, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, John Stossel, the famous reporter from "20/20," now has his own show on Fox Business. He recently taped a show at the International Students For Liberty Conference at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Here’s a quote from the segment, "What Does it Mean to Be a Libertarian?", […]

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Libertarians praise Congress on April Fool's Day

For Immediate Release Thursday, March 31, 2011 WASHINGTON – The Libertarian Party congratulates Congress for passing a budget that makes serious cuts in federal government spending, including the following: Eliminating Department of Education programs, saving taxpayers more than $40 billion each year. Getting rid of farm subsidies, saving over $20 billion each year. Ending the […]

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LP Monday Message: Atlas Shrugged, Stossel, scholarships

March 28, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, The movie "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1" will be opening on April 15. View comments from Libertarian Terry Floyd. The Libertarian National Committee will be meeting during the weekend of April 15-17 in the Washington, DC area, and members plan to attend the opening night of the movie.

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