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Bob Barr nominated Libertarian Presidential Candidate

Libertarian Party picks Barr as presidential candidate
DENVER (AP) — The Libertarian Party has picked former Republican Rep. Bob Barr to be its presidential candidate after six rounds of balloting.
Barr beat research scientist Mary Ruwart, who was the party’s presidential nominee in 1983 and vice presidential candidate in 1992. Barr left [...]

Posted by bosskitty May 25th, 2008 | Tags: Bob Barr, Democrat, Libertarian Party, Presidential Candidates, Republican | Category: Bob Barr, Congress, Constitution, Democrat, Elections, Electoral College, Founding Fathers, Freedom, Human Rights, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, National Debt, Politics, President, Primaries, Republican, White House, candidates, civil liberties, election reform | Comments (5)

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to hold the White House in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with its subpoenas for information and testimony related to the 2006 firings of nine U.S. attorneys.
The panel voted 12-7 to hold White House adviser Karl Rove and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten in contempt [...]

Posted by nytexan December 13th, 2007 | Category: Contempt, Judiciary Committee, Rove, White House, josh bolten | Comments (2)

As this administration and the military leaders become completely covered in their mounting lies and BS, I constantly hear this little voice in my head. It’s the voice of Gomer Pyle, repeating in his annoying tone “surprise, surprise, surprise.” Of course it’s with much sarcasm when I hear this.
The closer we get to the due [...]

Posted by nytexan September 6th, 2007 | Category: Congress, GAO, Iraq, National, Petraeus, Politics, War, White House, military | Leave a comment

Federal No-Bid Contracts On Rise
Use of Favored Firms A Common ShortcutUnder pressure from the White House and Congress to deliver a long-delayed plan last year, officials at the Department of Homeland Security’s counter-narcotics office took a shortcut that has become common at federal agencies: They hired help through a no-bid contract. [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 22nd, 2007 | Category: Bush, Cheney, Congress, Contractors, Corporate corruption, Corruption, Favored Firms, Orwellian, Outsource, President, Scandal, Tax Dollars, The Divider, The Liar, US Treasury, War Contractors, War Cost, White House, no-bid contract, profiteers, resonsibility, taxpayers | Leave a comment