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Ron Paul Is Not Alone

Libertarians are on the rise, aiming to get government out of private life

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 25, 2007 11:54 AM CST

(Newser) – Maverick Texas congressman Ron Paul is riding a surge of Americans on both sides of the political spectrum now calling themselves libertarians. They tend to be fiscally conservative but socially liberal voters turned off by government intrusions, from warrantless wiretapping to broadcast censorship. And their... Read full story »

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