<div dir="ltr">Colleagues,<div><br></div><div>I do not remember the answer to Starchild's first question (I am far from an expert on branding matters and so don't enter into those discussions often, which causes me to forget the details).  </div><div><br></div><div>Please see also Starchild's comments about the training session in California, which will likely be more helpful to staff than to the LNC.</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr">Joshua A. Katz<div>Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">ahimsa (non-aggression)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:RealReform@earthlink.net" target="_blank">RealReform@earthlink.net</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 10:35 PM<br>Subject: Re: Gary Johnson announces; Newsweek covers McAfee; Texas & NC field candidates; and more<br>To: Joshua Katz <<a href="mailto:joshua.katz@lp.org" target="_blank">joshua.katz@lp.org</a>><br>Cc: Starchild <<a href="mailto:RealReform@earthlink.net" target="_blank">RealReform@earthlink.net</a>><br><br><br><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Joshua,<div><br></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>When did "Minimum Government, Maximum Freedom" become "Shrinking Big Government, Advancing Liberty"? It's possible I missed it, but I don't recall any LNC discussion about replacing the more radical phrase preferred in a poll of the membership as part of the switchover to the new logo. If you don't know, I encourage you to raise the issue on the LNC list. Or better, simply copy the LNC list on your reply to me, so non-LNC-member subscribers can see the correspondence in the interests of transparency, as should be standard practice.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">       </span>Hope all's well with you and you're having a good 2016 so far!</div><div><br></div><div>Love & Liberty,</div><div>                                ((( starchild )))</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. - Did you get my message about the training in San Francisco mentioned in the newsletter below? When I saw Wes post something about wanting to do a training event (or maybe LNC meeting) here, I sent a message to Wes and LNC members volunteering to help by finding a cheap or free local location for the event(s), and heard nothing but crickets in response. As far as I know there's been no direct communication from national to our local chapter about this event. </div><div><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium;color:rgba(0,0,0,1)"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium">"Libertarian Party" <<a href="mailto:info@lp.org" target="_blank">info@lp.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium;color:rgba(0,0,0,1)"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium">January 8, 2016 7:02:35 PM PST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium;color:rgba(0,0,0,1)"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium"><<a href="mailto:RealReform@earthlink.net" target="_blank">RealReform@earthlink.net</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium;color:rgba(0,0,0,1)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium"><b>Gary Johnson announces; Newsweek covers McAfee; Texas & NC field candidates; and more</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium;color:rgba(0,0,0,1)"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium"><a href="mailto:info@lp.org" target="_blank">info@lp.org</a><br></span></div><br><span style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div><div style="margin-bottom:1em"> <br></div><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="602" style="border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-width:2px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(0,51,102);border-right-color:rgb(0,51,102);border-bottom-color:rgb(0,51,102);border-left-color:rgb(0,51,102)"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2"><a><img height="176" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/1115108/3e4812ceea3588bc9a06929e1217423f/image/png" width="761"></a></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:2em;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:2em"><div style="margin-bottom:2em"> <br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:2em;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:2em"><div><div><em><strong><span style="font-size:19px">News from the Libertarian Party: </span></strong></em><ul><li><a>Gov. Gary Johnson Announces 2016 Candidacy for President on “Cavuto”</a></li><li><a><em>Newsweek<span> </span></em>on McAfee running for LP nomination</a></li><li><a>Assemblyman John Moore joins LP Nevada</a></li><li><a>North Carolina LP will have 18 candidates on the 2016 ballot</a></li><li><a>101 potential candidates file in Texas</a></li><li><a>Maine official knocks Libertarians off ballot; LP fights back</a></li><li><a><em>Sputnik<span> </span></em>features LP chair Nicholas Sarwark</a><a>’</a><a>s comments on violence in Syria</a></li><li><a>LP Political Director Carla Howell discusses Oregon protest on RT TV</a></li><li><a>“Libertarians Working for You” radio show episodes covering regulations, guns, ending college subsidies, military spending and involvement, and cutting the D.O.D.</a></li><li><a>Early-bird deadline extended to Jan. 18! <span> </span><em>LP Activist Training By Libertarians For Libertarians</em><span> </span>(Feb. 12-14, San Francisco)</a></li></ul><br><hr><h2><strong><a name="-1389038922_-702361897_Johnson"></a></strong>Gov. Gary Johnson Announces 2016 Candidacy For President on “Cavuto”</h2><h3>Two-term New Mexico Governor to seek Libertarian Nomination</h3><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><em>This press release was issued on Jan. 6, 2016 by the<span> </span></em>Gary Johnson 2016<em><span> </span>presidential campaign (web site:<a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2FGaryJohnson2016.com" target="_blank">GaryJohnson2016.com</a></em>)<em>.</em></p><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="222" width="169"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:1em;text-align:center"><img alt="Gary Johnson headshot-web res" height="175" src="http://www.lp.org/files/imagepicker/65/Gary%20Johnson%20headshot%20-%20web%20res%20-%20USE%20THIS%20ONE.jpg" width="134" style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid"><em><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Governor Gary Johnson</span></span></em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom:1em">Former New Mexico Governor and 2012 presidential candidate Gary Johnson announced today that he is seeking the 2016 Libertarian nomination for President of the United States.</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em">Johnson made the announcement during an appearance Wednesday [Jan. 6] on Neil Cavuto’s “Coast to Coast” on the Fox Business Network. Johnson placed third in the 2012 presidential race, receiving more votes than any Libertarian candidate in history.<span> </span><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FFoxBusiness%2Fstatus%2F684803818362515457" target="_blank">[Click here to watch the interview on Fox Business Network’s Twitter page.]</a></p><div style="margin-bottom:1em"> <br></div><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><strong><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lp.org%2Fblogs%2Fstaff%2Fgov-gary-johnson-announces-2016-candidacy-for-president-on-cavuto%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DLibertarian%20Party%26utm_content%3D20160108%2BGEN%2BComposite%2BNews%2Bmsg%2B" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></strong></p><hr><h2><em><a name="-1389038922_-702361897_McAfee"></a>Newsweek<span> </span></em>on McAfee running for LP nomination</h2><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="3"><caption align="bottom"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">John McAfee</font></strong></caption><tbody><tr><td><center><strong><em><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fmcafee16.com%2F" target="_blank"><img align="right" alt="John McAfee" height="160" src="https://www.lp.org/files/images/John_McAfee_2.jpg" width="123" style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:black;border-right-color:black;border-bottom-color:black;border-left-color:black;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em"></a></em></strong></center></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom:1em">From a December 31, 2015 article in<span> </span><em>Newsweek<span> </span></em>on John McAfee, who recently<span> </span><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whoismcafee.com%2Fofficial-campaign-announcement-john-mcafee-2016%2F" target="_blank">declared his bid for the Libertarian nomination for president</a>:</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><span style="line-height:1.6em"><span style="line-height:1.6em">“</span>McAfee preaches open borders for immigrants and calls on the United States to disengage completely from the Middle East.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><span style="line-height:1.6em"><span style="line-height:1.6em">“</span></span>‘You would also feel helpless and angry if a drone in the sky that you cannot spot was dropping bombs on your family and friends,’ McAfee says. ‘If we stop interfering in the region, the anger will subside.’...<span style="line-height:1.6em"><span style="line-height:1.6em"><span style="line-height:1.6em"><span style="line-height:1.6em">”</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><strong><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lp.org%2Fblogs%2Fstaff%2Fnewsweek-on-mcafee-running-for-lp-nomination%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DLibertarian%20Party%26utm_content%3D20160108%2BGEN%2BComposite%2BNews%2Bmsg%2B" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></strong></p><hr><h2><a name="-1389038922_-702361897_Nevada"></a>Nevada State Assemblyman John Moore joins Libertarian Party</h2><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="224" width="145"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:1em;text-align:center"><img alt="Nevada Assemblyman John Moore color headshot (photo)" height="163" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/1115108/49b098476918f3f1207c899547217f10/image/jpeg" width="116" style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid"><br><em><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Assemblyman<br>John Moore</span></span></em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><strong>LAS VEGAS, Nevada, January 8, 2016 — </strong>The Libertarian Party of Nevada (LP Nevada), the fastest growing political party in the state, today announced Nevada State Assemblyman John Moore has joined the party.</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em">Moore represents the 8^th Assembly District of Nevada and is currently serving his first term.</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em">“I first met some of the leaders of the party during the last legislation session and I was really impressed,” said Moore. “We started working together and before I decided to join the Libertarian Party they provided a lot of support for me....”</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lp.org%2Fnews%2Fpress-releases%2Fnevada-state-assemblyman-john-moore-joins-libertarian-party%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DLibertarian%20Party%26utm_content%3D20160108%2BGEN%2BComposite%2BNews%2Bmsg%2B" target="_blank"><strong>Read more here.</strong></a></p><hr><h2><a name="-1389038922_-702361897_NorthCarolina"></a>North Carolina LP will have 18 candidates on the 2016 ballot</h2><img align="right" alt="LP of North Carolina logo with state map silhouette (graphic)" height="155" src="http://www.lp.org/files/imagepicker/45/north%20carolina%20lp_0.jpg" style="float:right;margin-top:3px;margin-right:3px;margin-bottom:3px;margin-left:3px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-right-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-left-color:rgb(0,0,0);width:203px"><p style="margin-bottom:1em">The North Carolina Libertarian Party will have 18 candidates on the 2016 general election ballot. The filing period closed December 21.</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em">The LPNC will have three statewide candidates, one U.S. House candidate, 12 candidates running for the state legislature, and two running for county commission.</p><div style="margin-bottom:1em"> <br></div><div style="margin-bottom:1em"> <br></div><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><strong><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lp.org%2Fblogs%2Fstaff%2Fnorth-carolina-lp-will-have-18-candidates-on-the-2016-ballot%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DLibertarian%20Party%26utm_content%3D20160108%2BGEN%2BComposite%2BNews%2Bmsg%2B" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></strong></p><hr><h2><a name="-1389038922_-702361897_Texas"></a>101 potential candidates file in Texas</h2><img align="right" alt="LP of Texas logo with Texas map silhouette (graphic)" height="162" src="http://www.lp.org/files/imagepicker/45/lptx.jpg" style="float:right;margin-top:3px;margin-right:3px;margin-bottom:3px;margin-left:3px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-right-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-left-color:rgb(0,0,0);width:162px"><p style="margin-bottom:1em">101 potential candidates have filed to run for office as Libertarians in Texas for the 2016 elections.</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em">The filing deadline was on December 14. Texas has the second-earliest filing deadline for non-establishment parties, behind Arkansas, whose 2016 candidates had to file in early November.</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em">The Texas LP has run over 100 candidates for office in the last several general elections.</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em">“The Libertarian Party of Texas is proud to announce 101 candidates filed to run for office as Libertarian in the 2016 election cycle," said Kurt Hildebrand, the LPTX chair.</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lp.org%2Fblogs%2Fstaff%2F101-potential-candidates-file-in-texas%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DLibertarian%20Party%26utm_content%3D20160108%2BGEN%2BComposite%2BNews%2Bmsg%2B" target="_blank"><strong>Read more here.</strong></a></p><hr><h2><a name="-1389038922_-702361897_Maine"></a>Maine official knocks Libertarians off ballot; LP fights back</h2>A new law passed by the Maine Legislature in 2013 gave Libertarians a way to qualify as an officially recognized political party in the state, by enrolling 5,000 Maine voters in the Party. It set a very early deadline of December 1 of the year before elections. This requires that all enrollments be secured during an odd-numbered year, when the public’s attention to and enthusiasm for the political process is historically lowest.<p style="margin-bottom:1em">Courts have struck down early deadlines for ballot qualification as unconstitutional in at least ten other states. Their deadlines were not as early as Maine’s.</p><strong><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lp.org%2Fnews%2Fpress-releases%2Fmaine-official-knocks-libertarians-off-ballot-lp-fights-back%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DLibertarian%20Party%26utm_content%3D20160108%2BGEN%2BComposite%2BNews%2Bmsg%2B" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></strong><hr><h2><em><a name="-1389038922_-702361897_Sputnicholas"></a>Sputnik<span> </span></em>features LP chair Nicholas Sarwark’s comments on violence in Syria</h2><img align="right" alt="Sputnik orange triangle logo (graphic)" height="164" src="http://www.lp.org/files/imagepicker/45/BOB%20-%20Sputnik_logo_svg.png" style="float:right;margin-top:3px;margin-right:3px;margin-bottom:3px;margin-left:3px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-right-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-left-color:rgb(0,0,0);width:175px"><p style="margin-bottom:1em">Libertarian National Committee chair Nicholas Sarwark was interviewed on December 25 by<em><span> </span>Sputnik<span> </span></em>News, on the violence in Syria.</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em">“The focus on which groups are being murdered by ISIS is a distraction from the bigger problem that ISIS is killing people of all stripes,” Sarwark said.</p><div style="margin-bottom:1em"> <br></div><div style="margin-bottom:1em"> <br></div><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><strong><strong><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lp.org%2Fblogs%2Fstaff%2Fsputnik-features-lp-chair-nicholas-sarwarks-comments-on-violence-in-syria%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DLibertarian%20Party%26utm_content%3D20160108%2BGEN%2BComposite%2BNews%2Bmsg%2B" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></strong></strong></p><hr><strong></strong><h2><strong><a name="-1389038922_-702361897_Carla"></a>LP Political Director Carla Howell<span> </span></strong>discusses Oregon protest on RT TV</h2><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="162" width="268"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:1em;text-align:center"><em><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><img align="" alt="" height="167" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/1115108/eab69923329737bd2af6afeed729f87b/image/jpeg" width="335" style="width:335px;min-height:167px;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-right-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-left-color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;display:inline"><em><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Carla Howell being interviewed on RT TV<strong>;</strong><span> </span>1/4</span></span></em>/2016.</span></span></em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><span style="line-height:20.8px">Libertarian National Committee Political Director Carla Howell was interviewed this Monday on “RT International” (RT TV), discussing<span> </span><span style="line-height:20.8px">the peaceful protest against the feds in Oregon, over the sentencing of Hammond family members</span><span style="line-height:20.8px">.</span></span></p><div style="margin-bottom:1em"> <br></div><div style="margin-bottom:1em"> <br></div><div style="margin-bottom:1em"> <br></div><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><strong><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DaRE-tHfkxIU%26feature%3Dyoutu.be" target="_blank"><strong>Click here to watch the interview.</strong></a></strong></p><hr><strong></strong><h2><strong><a name="-1389038922_-702361897_RadioShow"></a>“Libertarians Working for You” episodes<strong><span> </span>covering regulations, guns, ending college subsidies, military spending and involvement, and cutting the D.O.D. </strong></strong></h2><img align="right" alt="["Libertarians Working for You" radio show promo picture with LP logo]" height="208" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/1115108/e2945fcf8f23e362adfd33d43a3a863c/image/png" width="116" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:3px;margin-bottom:3px;margin-left:3px;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-right-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-left-color:rgb(0,0,0);width:116px;min-height:208px;float:right"><p style="margin-bottom:1em">Four new episodes of the “Libertarians Working for You” radio show, hosted by Arvin Vohra, are now available online:</p></div></div><ul><div><div><li>Jan. 6 episode with guest Bobby Hoyt on regulations and guns.<span> </span><strong><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voiceamerica.com%2Fepisode%2F89766%2Flibertarians-working-for-you" target="_blank">Listen here.</a></strong></li></div></div><li>Dec. 30 episode with guest Anton Chamberlin, on ending subsidizing of college education.<strong><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voiceamerica.com%2Fepisode%2F89688%2Fstop-subsidizing-college" target="_blank">Listen here.</a></strong></li><li>Dec. 23 episode with guest Scott Schluter on making cuts to the Department of Defense.<strong><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voiceamerica.com%2Fepisode%2F89595%2Fcut-defense-cut-departments" target="_blank">Listen here.</a></strong></li><span><li>Dec. 16 episode on reducing military involvement and spending, and stopping police abuse.<span> </span><strong><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85530037&msgid=537625&act=8BBI&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voiceamerica.com%2Fepisode%2F89465%2Freducing-military-involvement-and-spending-stopping-police-abuse" target="_blank">Listen here.</a></strong></li></span></ul><span><div style="margin-bottom:1em"> <br></div><br><hr><h2><a name="-1389038922_-702361897_Training"></a><span style="font-size:23px">Early bird deadline extended to Jan. 18, for<span> </span></span><br><em>LP Activist Training by Libertarians for Libertarians</em></h2><img align="right" alt="" height="184" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/1115108/a4b462f44f3f69d4eaae8456051de248/image/jpeg" width="200" style="border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-right-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-left-color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"></span><p style="margin-bottom:1em">Following the success of the first<span> </span><em>LP Activist Training by Libertarians for Libertarians</em>in October, we’re taking the show on the road! Next up:</p><span><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><strong><span style="color:rgb(196,10,10)">San Francisco • February 12–14</span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><strong><span style="color:rgb(196,10,10)">Register by Monday, January 18 for the best value!</span></strong></p><div style="margin-bottom:1em"> <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