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Hundreds of Green Party members arrived Thursday in Baltimore to pick a long-shot candidate for president, even as the party has been forced to scramble for a spot on Maryland's ballot this fall. - It won't have the glitter of the Republican and Democratic presidential conventions, but Baltimore will nevertheless get a piece of the 2012 nomination action as the national Green Party opens a three-day convention here today to pick a presidential candidate.
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- The Green and Libertarian parties on Tuesday said they are launching new petition drives to get their candidates for president and other offices on Maryland's November ballot after losing a battle before the state's highest court.
- A non-partisan, national group that plans to run a third-party presidential candidate nominated by an online convention will submit 18,000 signatures to the Maryland State Board of Elections on Wednesday with the hope of gaining a spot on the state¿s ballot in November.
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- With all candidates now filed for the 2012 Congressional races, it's fair to say that Howard County's incumbent U.S. representatives Elijah Cummings and John Sarbanes have a pretty easy path to re-election.
- With a caucus vote so close that the cable channels had to wait until all the votes were actually counted to declare a winner, Iowa was no place to be Tuesday night for media amateurs and ideologues.
- Baltimore's electoral realities are different from other jurisdictions in Maryland; why should its elections be run the same way?
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- Members of the Republican, Green and Libertarian parties are often divided by strong ideological differences in national politics. But in Baltimore, candidates from the three parties emphatically agree on at least one point: The long-running dominance of Democrats in city politics is detrimental.
- Redistricting: Uncompetitive congressional districts mean less coverage, and a poorer national debate on important issues
- Voters are turned off by incumbent-controlled system where third-party candidates aren't given a chance
- Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young faces four challengers in the Democratic primary, including former Senator Theater owner Thomas Kiefaber.
- 36 candidates invited to forum sponsored by Hampden, Woodberry and Remington associatons. Candidates are running for various offices in Districts 7, 12 and 14.
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- Court decision allows Green and Libertarian candidates on the city ballot but their standing is far from certain
- Even if Democrats and Republicans both got their way, the savings wouldn't be enough to reduce our national debt
- Maryland's Greens and Libertarians are no longer official political parties, according to the State Board of Elections. They failed to win enough votes in the
