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Article: Barr calls for strengthening Libertarian Party.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 19, 2007
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Byline: Robert Stacy McCain, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
ORLANDO, Fla. - Libertarian Party leaders gave a standing ovation to former Rep. Bob Barr after the ex-Republican called for "a multidecade effort" to build a movement to make the party nationally competitive.
"The future of America is the future of the Libertarian Party," Mr. Barr told a weekend conference of state party chairmen. "And the future is bright."
The former congressman from Georgia, who recently became the Libertarian Party's regional representative in the Southeast, told a Saturday luncheon that many "real conservatives" have become disillusioned with Republicans.
"They are eager for a ...