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Article: Look who's coming in third! With Bob Barr's nomination, the Libertarian Party is threatening to achieve historical relevance.
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- Reason
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- August 1, 2008
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NEVER IN THE history of the Libertarian Party has an idea been executed so smoothly as the nomination of Bob Barr, a former Republican congressman--and former drug warrior--from Georgia. True, it took six ballots at the party's national convention in Denver to nominate the man. True, the weekend before that vote was a marathon of rumors, threats, and twisted arms, with younger, more radical party members pitted against an old guard that included party founder David Nolan. But the ruckus culminated in the nomination of the most well-known and politically astute presidential candidate in party history. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), the only other former congressman to run for ...