Ryan Johnson’s Opening and Closing Comments at Life Liberty Property Summit – Video

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Ryan Johnson, President of the Missouri Alliance for Freedom, delivers the opening and closing comments at the Life Liberty Property Summit in Jefferson City, Missouri on October 4, 2014.

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Sean Haugh Libertarian for US Senate 2014 – Stop Killing as Government Policy – Video

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Sean Haugh Libertarian for US Senate 2014 - Stop Killing as Government Policy
Howdy! I #39;m Sean Haugh, Libertarian for US Senate in North Carolina in 2014. Look, for a lot of you, somebody has got to look you dead in the eye and remind you that killing people is wrong....

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Libertarian Gary Johnson Pitches Marijuana As A Cure For Ebola – Video

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Libertarian Gary Johnson Pitches Marijuana As A Cure For Ebola
Illustrating how carried away marijuana advocates can get, former Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson pitches the idea that the FDA should allow his marijuana company to give the pot to Ebola...

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Iowa Libertarian Senate candidate dies in plane crash

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By Justin Peligri, CNN

updated 5:14 PM EDT, Tue October 14, 2014

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(CNN) -- A medical doctor-turned Libertarian Senate candidate in Iowa died when a plane he was piloting crashed around 11 p.m. Monday.

Doug Butzier, 59, was earning less than 2% of the vote in the competitive statewide race between Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley and Republican state Sen. Joni Ernst to replace retiring veteran Sen. Tom Harkin.

"He was a leader among his peers," said Russell Knight, the president of Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque, the hospital where Butzier worked. "We will all miss his strong, intelligent, thoughtful presence, and we express our collective condolences to Doug's family, friends, and colleagues."

Butzier was a practicing emergency medicine doctor and president of the medical staff at the hospital, according to his campaign website.

Information about the cause of the crash has not been publicly released, although the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate.

The plane failed in its first approach to land on the runway, and it crashed the second time, according to a local news report. It remains unclear if weather played a role in the crash, although it was raining during the day and into the night Monday.

Because the deadline for changing candidates has passed, Butzier's name will still appear on ballots in Iowa next month. Both Braley and Ernst released statements expressing condolences to Butzier's friends and family. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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Top 10 millionaires' paradise islands: where the rich and famous go to get away from it all

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1. Necker Island, British Virgin Islands, Sir Richard Branson The Virgin entrepreneur bought his 74-acre private paradise for $180,000 (113,000) in 1978 and, as a condition of sale, agreed to build a luxury resort. It now sleeps 28 people in 10 rooms, and rents for $62,000 (39,000) a day. For that, guests can enjoy two private beaches, pools, tennis courts, a personal chef and team of 60 staff.

2. Blackadore Caye, Belize, Leonardo DiCaprio Bought by the Wolf of Wall Street and Titanic star in 2005 for $1.75 million (1.1 million), DiCaprio, a keen environmentalist, is planning to build an eco-friendly resort on the 104 acre island near the famous barrier reef off the coast of Belize. He has said the resort will be open to the public as an example of sustainable tourism, complete with eco-tours of the island.

3. Little Halls Pond, Bahamas, Johnny Depp The actor is said to have paid $3.6 million for the 45-acre island in 2004 and renamed it after his daughter, Lily Rose. The island has six beaches and uses solar power for its energy supply. In 2009, Depp told Vanity Fair: I dont think Id ever seen any place so pure and beautiful. You can feel your pulse rate drop about 20 beats. Its instant freedom.

4. Musha Cay and the Islands of Copperfield Bay, Bahamas, David Copperfield One private island not enough for you? How about a whole chain. Magician David Copperfield owns a string of 11 islands including the largest, Musha Cay, 85 miles from Nassau in the Bahamas. A favourite with celebrities including Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates, up to 24 guests can be accommodated at a time. Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem were married there in 2010.

Celine Dion's island chteau

5. Ile Gagnon, Quebec, Celine Dion Situated on the Iles River, in her home state of Quebec in Canada, the singer had a stone mansion custom built for her on the 19-acre island in 2001. Ile Gagnon was put on the market for $29.6 Canadian dollars (18.6) two years ago but has yet to find a buyer.

6. St Phillips Island, South Carolina, Ted Turner Bought by the media mogul for $2 million (1.3 million) in 1979, the year before he launched CNN, the 5,000-acre St Phillips Island has two miles of beaches, maritime forests and lagoons. He also owns a 298-acre landing area on the neighbouring St Helena island.

7. Mago Island, Fiji, Mel Gibson At 8.5 square miles, Mago is one of the largest private islands in the South Pacific. It was bought by the actor for $15 million (9.4 million) in 2005 from a Japanese company. Descendants of the native inhabitants, who were relocated in the 19th century, have protested about his ownership.

8. Rooster Cay, Bahamas, Eddie Murphy The comedian paid $15 million (9.4 million) for the 15 acre island situated five minutes off the coast Nassau in 2007. He had previously owned another cay in the Bahamas, Pearl Island.

Hulopoe & Manele Bay, Lanai (Alamy)

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VietNamNet Bridge - Former Deputy Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Rinh, confirmed that Chinas construction activities on islands in Vietnams Truong Sa Archipelago (Spratly Islands) aim at military targets, laying the foundation for implementation of the "China dream".

China is turning Johnson South Reef into an artificial island. Photo: DSPL

China is building artificial islands in order to change the status quo of the Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef and some areas in the Spratly Islands of Vietnam. What do you think about Chinas latest moves?

Former Deputy Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Rinh: Johnson South is actually a reef of the Sinh Ton (Sin Cowe) Island in the Spratly Islands of Vietnam. This is a brown reef, surrounded by a white coral belt. Only a few stones float on the sea and most of the reef is underwater. The Johnson South Reef is over 3km southeast of Vietnams Co Lin (Collins) Reef and marks the southwestern tip of Sin Cowe Island. In 1988, China used force to illegally seize Johnson South Reef of Vietnam.

Chinas declaration of improving the reef to serve people's lives is ridiculous because this is the new island, which is still under construction so it is it impossible to have civil activities there. According to satellite images, the building activities on the reef are on a large scale to form a floating island. In my opinion, the main goal of China still aims at military goals.

This is part of the long-term strategy: claiming Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands of China and laying the groundwork for the next steps, which is extremely dangerous to realize the "China Dream" and the U-shaped line claim.

Why does China choose Johnson South Reef to build a floating island and what threat will it pose?

Rinh: According to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), countries cannot claim sovereignty over underwater reefs and "the reefs that do not sustain human settlements or do not have economic life will not have the exclusive economic zone or the continental shelf." Chinas new moves in the East Sea aim to turn the Johnson South Reef into an inhabited island to claim sovereignty.

On the other hand, the position of Johnson South Reef is very important for defense and military. If a military base is built there, it will control the entire military operations in the Spratly Islands of Vietnam. It is a threat to peace and security not only in the East Sea but also the entire Asia - Pacific.

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