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  • April 2008

    • Barr Considers Libertarian Bid for White House

      The Hill  |  Apr 6, 08 11:47 AM CDT

      Barr Considers Libertarian Bid for White House

      (Newser) - With only seven months left in the presidential race, Republican-turned-Libertarian Bob Barr is considering tossing his hat belatedly into the ring, the Hill reports. The ex-congressman said it was up to the Libertarians to give the American people a "real choice." "They deserve better than the choices that they have faced year after year after year, and that is for going for the lesser of two evils,” he said. More »

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      Election 2008  • Bob Barr  • Libertarian Party  • libertarian  • Mike Gravel  • candidacy  • fringe candidates

  • January 2008

    • Ferrell to Stump This Fall, But Only Onstage

      Politico  |  Jan 19, 08 10:45 AM CST

      Ferrell to Stump This Fall, But Only Onstage

      (Newser) - Will Ferrell is working on a one-man show that could hit Broadway this fall, and he may focus the routine on an interactive bit starring a mock presidential candidate, Politico reports. The onetime "Saturday Night Live" George Bush doppelganger plans to incorporate a stump speech, question-and-answer session, and political ads into his script. More »

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      theater  • Broadway  • satire  • Will Ferrell  • fringe candidates

  • December 2007

    • Not Far Enough Off His Rocker

      New Republic  |  Dec 6, 07 7:42 AM CST

      Not Far Enough Off His Rocker

      (Newser) - Duncan Hunter may be the “hard-ass conservative” running for president, the New Republic ’s Eve Fairbanks allows, but the congressman dubbed “Pat Buchanan with a smile” is simply too boring to fill the fringe niche. Sure, he wants a double fence on the Mexican border and to withhold abortion even from rape victims, but he’s got all the “ease and passion of a sex-ed teacher.” More »

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      abortion rights  • Duncan Hunter  • Pat Buchanan  • fringe candidates  • Howard Beale

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