Cynthia McKinney Wins Green Party Nomination

Associated Content by Tina Molly Lang | Jul. 13, 2008 (News Report)

Former Georgia Representative Cynthia McKinney is the official Green Party presidential nominee. She defeated Ralph Nader at the Green Party National Convention to secure the nomination. Cynthia McKinney then chose hip-hop activist Rosa Clememte as her running mate. Inspired by John Lennon, Cynthia McKinney's campaign slogan is "power to the people." Her platform includes immediate withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan, single-payer healthcare, reparations ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Extra
Topics: Presidential Election 2008
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jul 13, 2008 - 6:27 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review), Mike LaBonte (review)
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Edited by: Mike LaBonte - Jul 14, 2008 - 7:06 AM PDT

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Mike LaBonte
2.7
 by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

The background on McKinney seems to avoid the controversial parts, but is otherwise a good summary. The second half of this story is almost completely unsupported opinion. Still I'm giving this a higher recommendation score because coverage of "3rd" parties is almost non-existent in the U.S.

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Dwight Rousu
4.3
 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

This article is the most thorough and analytical of the stories I have seen on the Green nomination of McKinney, and the implications in a race where Obama seems to have deserted to the right.

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Tanya J. Maurer
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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Oct. 1, 2008

The article informed me about Cynthia McKinney.

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