Ron Paul on the Surveillance Bill

Ron Paul opposes both the Republican and Democratic proposals to renew the telecom surveillance bill. Following is his speech before the US House of Representatives, Friday, March 14, 2008. I rise in opposition to this latest attempt to undermine our personal...

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A Day for Collateral Damage

UPDATED: US Troops Kill Young Iraqi Girl for 'Signaling'British Strike Kills Afghan CiviliansPakistani Forces Miss Target, Kill 15 CiviliansBritish Strike Kills Afghan CiviliansIraqis Bury 10 After Blast US Says Killed No OneChildren Killed as US Troops Fight Iraq...

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Congress Defends Gaza Assault 404-1

Today Congress passed a resolution (HR 951) condemning Palestinian rocket attacks that include a strident defense of recent Israeli tactics in the Gaza Strip. The resolution also condemned Iran and Syria for "sponsoring terror attacks," and demanded that Saudi Arabia...

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Dennis Kucinich Winning for Congress

Dennis Kucinich is far ahead in his bid to win re-nomination to his Congressional seat in Cleveland. He is currently getting 53% in a five-way race, with his nearest opponent getting 31%. Kucinich will have a Republican opponent, but he has not received less than 60%...

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Ron Paul Easily Reelected to Congress

Associated Press has declared Ron Paul the winner for reelection to Congress from his Houston-area district. The votes are still being counted, but Ron Paul is currently winning with 70% of the vote. Paul faces no Democratic opponent in November, so he will be...

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Some of FDD’s Bigger Donors and Another Defection

Jim Lobe notes that former Amb. Marc Ginsberg now appears to have resigned from the FDD board of advisers, and expands on his previous posts about the Foundation for Defense of Democracy's defections: As Donna Brazile blamed the “influence of their funders” on...

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Ron Paul & Dennis Kucinich Way Ahead for Reelection

Polls released yesterday and today show that Antiwar congressmen Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich are well ahead in their reelection campaigns. Both polls were conducted by Public Policy Polling. Ron Paul leads his only GOP opponent, Chris Peden, 63-30%. He has no...

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Libertarian Party Resolution on Iraq

The national Libertarian Party (LP) organization has taken their strongest position in favor of withdrawal from Iraq. At their national committee meeting yesterday in Las Vegas, the following resolution passed overwhelmingly. WHEREAS the government of the United...

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