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Former Liberal Party leader David Steel reacts in the House of Lords before the State Opening of Parliament in London May 8, 2013. In a ceremony in the House of Lords filled with historical symbolism, Queen Elizabeth II will set out the coalition government's priorities for the new parliamentary session.
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What we've seen though are amendments moved by the Liberal Party in the Upper House that effectively gut that legislation, indeed all of the significant elements of the legislation have been minimised or reduced or degraded
I will do everything I physically can to stop Mr Abbott becoming the next prime minister of Australia because he's the single most extreme right-wing political leader that the Liberal Party [has] ever thrown up in [its] history.
He was truly a great Australian and a great and loyal member of the Liberal PartyMore quotes »
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Liberal chief, GOP appointee, backs Haber
the strange bedfellows department, the state Liberal Party, chaired by Jack Olchin of Nassau County, last week endorsed Democrat Adam Haber for county executive.Olchin, 90, was appointed in 2010 by Republican County Executive Edward Mangano to a $15,000-a-year Read more »
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Liberals back Haber for Nassau executive
line, said William Biamonte, Nassau's Democratic Board of Elections commissioner.Mangano spokesman Brian Nevin said the Liberal Party endorsement "will make no difference as residents know Ed Mangano is the only candidate in the race who cut taxes."In 2009, Read more »
Around the web
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Road test: 2006 Cadillac STS-V
light, on-ramp or slight kink in the road -- sees the revs climb, the rear end step out and the rear tires spin like the Liberal Party after the recent "beer and popcorn" fiasco. So what kind of car was it? Corvette? Porsche Turbo? A Ferrari so bright red 6/19/13 from Driving Canada Read more »
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Tributes flow for Hodgman
the country following the death yesterday of one of Tasmania's most charismatic and successful politicians. Former Liberal Party stalwart Michael Hodgman, AM, QC, has been remembered as a great Tasmanian: much loved and deeply respected for his work as a lawyer 6/19/13 from The Mercury - Voice of Tasmania Read more »
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Former Liberal Michael Hodgman dies in Tas
state politics spanning more than 40 years, Michael Hodgman was one of Australia's most durable politicians. Hodgman, the Liberal Party's "mouth from the south", was also a major part of a three-generation political dynasty in Tasmania. His father, William, from NEWS.com.au Read more »
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Colourful Tasmanian politician dies
Hodgman has died aged 74. Mr Hodgman died at an aged care facility in Hobart after a long battle with emphysema, a Liberal Party spokesman said. Once nicknamed 'The Mouth from the South' for his outspokenness, Mr Hodgman was a Minister in Malcolm Fraser's from Big Pond News Read more »
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The misogyny of Australia's elite politicians
runs rampant on the Australian right, including the Liberal Party that heads the parliamentary opposition. This was made blatant with the publicaton of the offensive spoof menu from a party fundraiser last week. One course was “Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried from Socialist Worker UK Read more »
