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Ron Paul’s fans celebrate his work near RNC site
Ron Paul may not be speaking at the Republican convention but several thousands supporters gathered in Tampa on Saturday as part of a festival celebrating the libertarian-leaning Texan politician’s career. With Paul stepping down from politics, and after repeated unsuccessful runs for the presidency, the event was part of a…
Voting record analysis finds Paul Ryan most extreme VP nominee in a century
Rep. Paul Ryan is the most ideologically far-from-center vice presidential nominee since at least 1900, according to one statistical analysis of historical Congressional voting records. Based on the DW-NOMINATE model, Ryan’s record makes him the most extreme nominee from either party during that stretch, meaning he is not only ranked…
House overwhelmingly approves Ron Paul’s Fed audit despite ‘nightmare’ prediction
The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday for a piece of legislation Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) has been pushing for more than a decade, calling for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to audit the nation’s central bank, despite the Federal Reserve chairman’s warning that such action could produce…
Ron Paul calls on Romney to release tax returns
Republican congressman and former presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) has called on presumptive Republican candidate Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) to release more of his tax returns to the public, according to Politico. In an interview, Paul said that he believes that it would help Romney politically to come clean…
Ron Paul’s trouncing in Nebraska puts convention coup out of reach
Ron Paul: Is it all over for his campaign? (via The Christian Science Monitor) Is it all over for Ron Paul? The Republican congressman from Texas has doggedly worked his way through the GOP primary/caucus season, unwavering in his conservative-libertarian message, steadily picking up delegates to the August convention as…
Pastor: ‘God wants Ron Paul to be president… We must obey’
A California pastor says God has personally told him that Christians must vote for Rep. Ron Paul (R-CA) to be the next president of the United States. “God wants Ron Paul to be President,” USA Christian Ministries Pastor Steven Andrew said in a statement released on Wednesday. “Paul is the…
Rand and Ron Paul’s next project: Fracture the Internet freedom movement
One of the emerging Internet freedom movement’s greatest assets — the hyper-aware, ever-connected, techno-libertarian crowd that has fervently supported Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) for president — is about to become one of it’s greatest opponents. Paul and his son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), are taking up a new project that,…
Ron Paul inducted into congressional baseball hall of fame
Wearing a retro Astros jersey, Republican Rep. Ron Paul has become the first Texas legislator to be inducted into the CQ Roll Call Congressional Baseball Hall of Fame for a home run he hit in 1979. “It’s interesting. I never thought I was much of a baseball player,” Paul told…
Ron Paul’s Federal Reserve audit approved by House committee
One of Rep. Ron Paul’s (R-TX) lifelong policy goals is on the brink of becoming a reality. In a nearly unanimous voice vote on Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee approved a bill that would require the U.S. Federal Reserve to conduct a first-ever complete audit of its books and divulge…
Ron Paul to avoid supporters’ dueling pre-convention rallies
By Grace Wyler With Ron Paul effectively out of the 2012 presidential race, the ragtag coalition that propelled his dark-horse campaign is already showing signs of unraveling. In the wake of the realization that Paul does not have enough delegates to win the Republican nomination, his supporters have split on a variety of issues, exposing latent…
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