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On the heels of Ron Paul's disappointing abandonment of principled leadership, we offer a repost of the LP and CP comparisons first posted by Andrew Davis on the national LP website. Paul, the man that just days ago stood alongside Ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney, has now endorsed the statist and bigoted Constitution Party candidate, Chuck Baldwin. So much for principles.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- We often get emails at Libertarian Party headquarters asking what exactly are the differences between the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party.  The confusion is understandable, especially for party outsiders who are just beginning to look at either as a new political home.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Do you know where your candidate stands on the important issues in this upcoming election?  Did you know that John McCain stands for an expensive cap and trade program in his war against global warming?  Did you know that Barack Obama wants huge tax increases on oil companies, which will in turn be passed on to the consumer?

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel and long-time LP activist, author and scientist Dr. Mary Ruwart have added their names as candidates seeking the Libertarian Party nomination in Denver at the National Convention.

Senator Gravel, a two-term Democrat Senator, had recently been seeking the nomination within the Democratic Party. Gravel served Alaska in Congress from 1969 to 1981.

Released today by the Indiana Licensed Beverage Association.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels today signed HEA 1153 into law. With this, pull tabs, punch boards, tip boards, and daily drawings will be legalized in Indiana’s bars and taverns with restrictions. The Indiana Licensed Beverage Association has worked tirelessly on this issue for a number of years, and Wednesday, March 19, 2008 will go down as the date that all of that effort paid off.

LAS VEGAS, NV - Libertarian Presidential candidate front runner Wayne Allyn Root will host a live interactive webcast.

This exclusive webcast will be broad cast on Digital FXs showcase Hello World.

Tuesday, March 18, 5 PM PST/8 PM EST.

Root will discuss his third party presidential bid. He'll discuss his platform of real change in American politicsˇ.

To view the webcast, visit www.helloworld.com, click the Who's On Now link - Tuesday at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST, then click on the Root for President image.

Reprinted from Third Party Watch.

MALVERN, PA - The Libertarian Parties of Pennsylvania and New Jersey held a presidential debate last weekend. Nine of the potential Libertarian Party candidates showed for the event, including: Wayne Allyn Root of Nevada, Christine Smith of Colorado, Alden Link of New York, George Phillies of Massachusetts, Bob Jackson of Michigan, Jim Burns of Nevada, Daniel Imperato of Florida, Robert Milnes of New Jersey and Mike Jingozian of Oregon.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Austin Petersen, the new Volunteer Coordinator, has a ton of ideas to revitalize volunteer efforts with the Libertarian Party nationwide.

In an open letter to LP supporters, Petersen writes about his plans. In addition to creating enthusiasm with the Beltway in D.C. through expanded Meetups, Petersen is going to concentrate on ballot access events and volunteerism to ensure the LP appears on the 50 state ballots this year.