Jason Sorens Presentation at the 2013 NY Libertarian Party Convention – Video




Jason Sorens Presentation at the 2013 NY Libertarian Party Convention Jason Sorens, Founder of the Free State Project, Assistant Professor at SUNY Buffalo, Spoke to the NY LIbertarian Party Convention (Speech starts after LPNY … By: Gee Trieste Continue reading

SC’s libertarian Republicans take aim at chairman, Graham

COLUMBIA South Carolina Republican leaders say they are like a family and, like families, they sometimes fight. The GOPs libertarian faction on Saturday played the role of the cousins tired of always sitting at the table outside the dining room, shouting protests during the S.C. Republican Party convention at Carolina Coliseum Continue reading

Libertarian Party to hold state convention in Bellingham

BELLINGHAM – The city will host the 2013 convention of the Libertarian Party of Washington State, and attendance is free during the speeches of nationally prominent party figures. Speakers include national vice presidential candidate Jim Gray, national party Executive Director Carla Howell, former state Supreme Court Judge Richard Sanders and Sumas Mayor Bob Bromley. Rob Stratton, a member of the county Libertarian Party and the gun rights group Open Carry, will speak on the Second Amendment, according to Jason Del Wraa, county party chairman. Continue reading

Shetland Islands to Host Convention on Scotland’s Independence Referendum

Alex Salmond (left) and Malcolm Bell (Reuters/malcolmbell.eu) Leaders from Shetland, Orkney and Western Isles are set to meet later today to discuss Scottish Independence. The Convention of the Highlands and Islands will be held in Lerwick in Shetland and will discuss plans for a split from the UK government. Continue reading

Islands seek new powers after 2014

Custom byline text: David Ross Highland Correspondent In anticipation of the Scottish Parliament getting more powers even if the country votes no to inde- pendence, council leaders in the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland are looking to enhance their decision- making capacity. Leaders have been examining similar authorities on the Isle of Man and the Faroe Islands and are preparing a “menu of interests” to present to both the pro-independence and pro-union campaigns to establish which offers greater control of their own island affairs and resources. This document should be ready in the early summer. Continue reading

Evgeny Lebedev interviews child soldiers – Video




Evgeny Lebedev interviews child soldiers Independent owner Evgeny Lebedev talks to former child soldiers about life on the frontline and the challenges of returning to normality. Donate now at ind.pn Independentvoices.com and The Independent have launched a campaign together with Unicef to tackle the problem of child soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR). All the money raised in this appeal will be spent on Unicef's vital work for children who have been abducted by rebel groups and forced into armed conflict in CAR. Continue reading

World Stem Cell Summit Fuels Economy

Posted by Juan Carlos Fanjul/CBS 12 News WEST PALM BEACH, Fla– It may look like boring exhibits and the usual convention type crowds, but in this hall life-saving science is being talked about and big money will eventually make it into the local economy. “Probably injecting over a million dollars in the local economy and it’s a showcase for Palm Beach County,” said event organizer Bernard Siegel. Siegel says over 1,200 scientists from more than 40 countries are at the Palm Beach County Convention Center this week for the 8th annual World Stem Cell Summit Continue reading

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Page 1 of 2 The spirituality of work and what to do in stressful situations will be addressed at the November 24 inaugural convention of Catholics in the Workplace (CiW). Fr Robert Christo, Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation, explained in a media release that the aim of this newly established group was to help Catholic workers to better appreciate how they could connect what they believed with how they lived Continue reading

Visualizing Floating Cereal Patterns to Understand Nanotechnology Processes

Newswise Small floating objects change the dynamics of the surface they are on. This is an effect every serious student of breakfast has seen as rafts of floating cereal os arrange and rearrange themselves into patterns on the milk. Now scientists have suggested that this process may offer insight into nanoscale engineering processes. Continue reading

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Polls are now closed! – Video




Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Polls are now closed! It's time to see if I called this race correctly shorty after nln closes the polls. Do you knwo why Indiana was the first state on the map reporting in for Romney winning after the polls closed this evening. With efficiently managing the largest voter turnout in history. Continue reading

Florida Retiree Carol Berman Talks Health Care Reform at DNC – Video




06-09-2012 16:41 Florida Retiree Carol Berman of West Palm Beach, Florida, addressed the Democratic National Convention about the Affordable Care Act and how it has benefitted her after falling into the so-called “Donut Hole” with prescription medication. “I’m one of the seniors who retired to this piece of heaven on earth and I’m as happy as a clam. But it’s not just the sunshine; it’s Obamacare.” Continue reading

Watch HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Talk President Obama and Health Care – Video




04-09-2012 20:30 Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius addressed the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, speaking about health care reform and how President Obama’s views differ from Mitt Romney’s and Paul Ryan’s. Continue reading

Libertarian candidate fights to get on Iowa ballot

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson will be on the Iowa ballot in November. Republican Secretary of State Matt Schultz, Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller, and Warren Jenkins, the chief deputy for Republican Auditor David Vaudt say Iowa’s law on holding conventions to get on the ballot is vague and they chose to err on the side of open ballot access. Continue reading

Libertarian Candidate Allowed on Iowa Ballot

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson will be on the Iowa ballot in November. Republican Secretary of State Matt Schultz, Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller, and Warren Jenkins, the chief deputy for Republican Auditor David Vaudt say Iowa’s law on holding conventions to get on the ballot is vague and they chose to err on the side of open ballot access Continue reading