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Crist Makes It Official

By | 04.29.10 | 6:02 pm

In a short speech to supporters, Gov. Charlie Crist (R-Fla.) just announced his run for the U.S. Senate as an independent candidate.

Crist, once the overwhelming favorite to win the GOP nomination, has fallen far behind Marco Rubio in recent polls. While his path to the Senate may be easier More…

Reid: Lieberman ‘Has Always Been Straight Forward With Me’

By | 01.14.10 | 2:28 pm

Here’s a tale that could only have happened in this era when rampant A.D.D. has shrunk the news cycle to four minutes.

Earlier this week, reports emerged indicating that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), frustrated that Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) had decided to oppose a Democratic proposal to expand Medicare More…

Chafee to Announce Candidacy for Governor

By | 01.04.10 | 9:58 am

From CNN:

Lincoln Chafee Monday will formally announce his bid for Rhode Island governor Monday.

Citizen Lou

By | 11.24.09 | 9:16 am

Alex Burns does the work of talking to third party organizers to see if any would get behind a presidential candidacy from former CNN host Lou Dobbs, who floated the idea yesterday on former Sen. Fred Thompson’s (R-Tenn.) radio show. Bay Buchanan says yes; no surprise there. Dean Barkley, More…

Anti-War Libertarian Activist Running for Congress

By | 05.01.09 | 12:23 pm

Adam Kokesh, a libertarian Marine Corps veteran who became a fairly prominent anti-Iraq War activist, is running for Congress as an independent in New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District.

After leaving the Marine Corps, I joined the monumental fight to end the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, bring our

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