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  • June 2008

    • Ron Paul Plans to Drop Out of GOP Race Tonight

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 12, 08 4:52 PM CDT

      Ron Paul Plans to Drop Out of GOP Race Tonight

      Fresh off revealing he would hold his own convention during, and down the road from, the official Republican confab, Ron Paul will end his quest for the GOP nomination tonight, the AP reports—and dedicate himself to electing libertarian-friendly candidates. The quixotic candidate, who has refused to back John McCain, has attracted a major following with the anti-war, small-government right. More »

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      John McCain  • Ron Paul

    • Paul Plans His Own Convention

      newser  |  Pittsburgh Tribune Review  |  Jun 10, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      Paul Plans His Own Convention

      John McCain won’t be the only GOP candidate throwing himself a party in Minnesota the first week of September—libertarian-leaning Ron Paul will host a mini-convention of his own in Minneapolis. Paul's gathering will take place on the second day of the Republican convention, just a few exits down I-94. He hopes his 11,000-strong meeting will “send a message” to the GOP, a rep told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . More »

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      John McCain  • Ron Paul  • Minneapolis  • Republican National Convention  • St. Paul

    • YouTube Vid 'Brutal' to McCain

      newser  |  The Jed Report  |  Jun 9, 08 12:52 PM CDT

      YouTube Vid 'Brutal' to McCain

      A YouTube video assembled by a Ron Paul supporter is a “devastating” blast at the John McCain campaign, the Jed Report blog contends. The piece focuses on Iraq, playing and re-playing the Republican's suggestion that Baghdad has neighborhoods safe enough for generals to walk around unprotected—and juxtaposing them with stunned rebuttals from Wolf Blitzer and Pat Buchanan. More »

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      Iraq  • John McCain  • YouTube  • David Petraeus  • Ron Paul  • gaffes

  • May 2008

    • Libertarian's Run May Raise Barr for McCain

      newser  |  Economist  |  May 24, 08 4:57 PM CDT

      Libertarian's Run May Raise Barr for McCain

      Many Americans don't know Bob Barr, but they may become familiar with him as John McCain’s Ralph Nader in the 2008 election, the Economist reports. The former GOP lawmaker is seeking the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination, and his viability shows that McCain still has work to do to win over Republican voters. More »

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      John McCain  • Ron Paul  • Bob Barr  • Libertarian Party  • anti war Republicans

    • Bob Barr Tosses Hat Into Presidential Ring

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 12, 08 12:43 PM CDT

      Bob Barr Tosses Hat Into Presidential Ring

      Bob Barr is running for president as a Libertarian, the former Republican congressman announced today. Once a conservative superstar who headed the impeachment crusade against Bill Clinton, Barr grew into a vocal Bush critic, and left the GOP in 2006. Barr says America wants a choice outside the two parties—and he could be a Nader-esque problem for John McCain, CNN notes. More »

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      John McCain  • election 2008  • Ron Paul  • Bob Barr  • Libertarian Party  • libertarianism  • third party candidacy

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Paul Concedes, More or Less

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Mar 7, 08 5:19 PM CST

      Paul Concedes, More or Less

      John McCain’s last standing competitor for the Republican presidential nomination is stepping down—in a way. Texas congressman Ron Paul released a video today saying victory wasn’t possible “in the conventional sense,” but that supporters should still pull his lever. “We must remember elections are short-term efforts,” he proclaimed, “revolutions are long-term projects,” the Boston Globe reports. More »

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      John McCain  • Iraq war  • Ron Paul  • libertarianism  • exit

    • Where's Paul? Still Running

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  Mar 6, 08 8:53 PM CST

      Where's Paul? Still Running

      John McCain has knocked out the last of his Republican opponents, right? Ron Paul begs to differ. "I'm still involved, nothing has changed," he told MSNBC after successfully defending his Texas congressional seat in the GOP primary. Paul has no plans to drop out and will resume traveling the country preaching his small-government credo. He'd even address the convention. "It would be nice," he said. "They may not want me to." More »

  • February 2008

    • Stumping Hazardous to Health

      newser  |  Forbes  |  Feb 28, 08 10:36 AM CST

      Stumping Hazardous to Health

      Even the presidential candidates who miss out on the White House will feel the effects of their campaigns for years to come. The mad dash to the Oval Office—speeches all day, deadline pressures, cross-country tours—puts tremendous stress on the body. Forbes takes on the low points: Sleep deprivation, leading to memory losses and risky decision-making. Poor diets, causing that waist to grow (Clinton favors ice cream; Obama, French fries). More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • election 2008  • list  • health  • Mike Huckabee  • air travel  • Ron Paul  • diet  • campaign trail  • sleep  • fatigue  • health risks

    • Huck Refuses to Concede Washington

      newser  |  Seattle Times  |  Feb 11, 08 3:45 AM CST

      Huck Refuses to Concede Washington

      Mike Huckabee's campaign is crying foul after Washington Republicans called the state's GOP caucus for rival John McCain with 87% of the vote counted—and stopped counting the rest. The impact of calling an election before all votes are counted is "seismic," said a statement from the Huckabee campaign, which is now sending its lawyers to Washington to battle over the results, reports the Seattle Times . More »

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      John McCain  • Mike Huckabee  • Ron Paul  • Washington  • caucus

    • Paul Turns Attention to State Race

      newser  |  Politico  |  Feb 9, 08 7:22 PM CST

      Paul Turns Attention to State Race

      Ron Paul posted a blog last night saying that he's pivoting away from the presidential race, Politico reports. He plans to focus on running for Congressional re-election in Texas and wrote that he will not stump as a third-party federal candidate. He is also trimming his national campaign staff, the AP reports. "I have constituents in my home district that I must serve," he wrote. More »

    • Clinton, Obama Neck-and-Neck in National Poll

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Feb 3, 08 6:34 AM CST

      Clinton, Obama Neck-and-Neck in National Poll

      As the race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continues to tighten, GOP candidate John McCain is enjoying more overwhelming support than ever, according to the latest Washington Post -ABC News national poll. Clinton's 47%-43% lead over Obama falls within the poll's margin of error, with no clear sign of who will be picked by supporters of former candidate John Edwards. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • Super Tuesday  • Ron Paul

    • Romney Wins Maine Caucuses

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 2, 08 10:38 PM CST

      Romney Wins Maine Caucuses

      Mitt Romney easily won the lightly contested Maine caucuses tonight. Though the caucuses amount to a nonbinding preference poll,  Romney will likely gain all of the state's 18 delegates to the national convention, the AP reports.  With about 70% of precincts reporting in, Romney had 52%, McCain 21%, Ron Paul 19%, and Mike Huckabee 6%. More »

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      Mitt Romney  • Ron Paul  • caucus  • Maine  • Olympia Snowe

    • Paul, Obama Score Highest in MTV Debate

      newser  |  MTV  |  Feb 2, 08 9:59 PM CST

      Paul, Obama Score Highest in MTV Debate

      Four White House hopefuls were beamed in to MTV's "Closing Arguments" debate in New York tonight and one took first place in "instant" polling: Ron Paul. His stand for friendly foreign relations won over 73% of those polled, and roughly half promised him their vote. Barack Obama fared second-best with roughly 50/50 splits on issues from gay marriage to the draft, while Hillary Clinton and Mike Huckabee inspired fewest clicks among presumably young online voters. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Mike Huckabee  • Ron Paul  • MTV  • presidential debate  • polling

    • Prez Hopefuls Get Their MTV

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Feb 2, 08 9:15 AM CST

      Prez Hopefuls Get Their MTV

      Voters hoping to get a question in to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee or Ron Paul before Super Tuesday will get their chance tonight when the candidates appear via satellite on an MTV/Myspace forum. John McCain and Mitt Romney were also invited to the event, the fourth in the "Dialogues" series and the first with multiple candidates. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Mike Huckabee  • MySpace  • Ron Paul  • MTV  • young voters

  • January 2008

    • Guess Who: Ralph Flirts With Bid

      newser  |  Politico  |  Jan 30, 08 1:41 PM CST

      Guess Who: Ralph Flirts With Bid

      Well, hello again: Ralph Nader has revealed an exploratory presidential website, telling Politico that Dennis Kucinich’s exit leaves an electoral niche that might just fit him. Said the consumer advocate-turned-third-partier, "We’re testing the waters on the overriding issue of corporate control, of our political economy, and anything else the dogma of commercialism wants to latch on to.” More »

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      Ron Paul  • Dennis Kucinich  • Ralph Nader  • corporations  • libertarianism

    • Slashdot Doesn't Digg Ron Paul

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 30, 08 12:29 PM CST

      Slashdot Doesn't Digg Ron Paul

      Social news sites like Digg don’t work, says Slashdot founder Rob Malda, and Ron Paul is Exhibit A. “A lot of these community news sites are all about Ron Paul,” Malda told the New York Times . “What that is really demonstrating is that you are seeing 1 or 2 percent of a community shaping where the whole community is going.” More »

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      Ron Paul  • Web 2.0  • online news  • Digg

    • Republicans Seek Edge in Calm Florida Debate

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 24, 08 8:50 PM CST

      Republicans Seek Edge in Calm Florida Debate

      The GOP debate in Florida remained a largely civil affair last night, with the leading candidates agreeing that the economy needs aggressive tax cuts and that Hillary Clinton has no business returning to the White House, the AP reports. In one of the few bits of drama, Mitt Romney took John McCain to task for voting against Bush's first tax cuts. McCain responded that it was the right move at the time and said he was "very proud" of his record as a fiscal conservative. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Rudy Giuliani  • Mike Huckabee  • Florida  • Ron Paul

    • Rudy Scrambles to Catch Up in Florida

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 20, 08 9:09 AM CST

      Rudy Scrambles to Catch Up in Florida

      Rudy Giuliani's strategy of skipping ahead to Florida could still pay off big, or could leave him dead in the Gulf Coast water, reports the Guardian. Giuliani is now pulling out all the stops as he sinks behind John McCain in polls, and the rest of the field joins the contest for the delegate-rich state that the former mayor has had largely to himself. More »

    • McCain Wins Tight Race in SC

      newser  |  State (Columbia, SC)  |  Jan 19, 08 9:13 PM CST

      McCain Wins Tight Race in SC

      John McCain reclaimed the ever-elusive momentum in the GOP race tonight with a narrow victory over Mike Huckabee in South Carolina, the State reports. McCain got 33% of the vote to Huckabee's 30%. Fred Thompson, for whom South Carolina was a make-or-break state, finished a distant third (16%), just ahead of Mitt Romney (15%). The former Massachusetts governor won the Nevada caucuses earlier in the day. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Rudy Giuliani  • Mike Huckabee  • Republicans  • Fred Thompson  • South Carolina  • Ron Paul  • primary

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