[Mb-civic] Nader loses Peace and Freedom Nomiation

[Barbara Siomos]

Nader loses Peace and Freedom nomination 
  
Monday, August 2, 2004 Posted: 11:07 AM EDT (1507 GMT)
  
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The California
Peace and Freedom Party won't be supporting
Ralph Nader for president.
 
The group of 80,000 instead nominated jailed American Indian activist
Leonard Peltier at its
convention yesterday.
 
Nader addressed the group before the vote. The
Independent candidate was in California seeking
the signatures needed to put him on the presidential
ballot this November. Nader and his vice presidential candidate have
until August 6 to collect
more than 153,000 valid signatures.
 
The Peace and Freedom Party chairman says the
group Respects Nader as a leader and he should
have access to ballots in "many states."
 
Kevin Akin says the party decided to go with Peltier
because delegates believe his candidacy is "very important."


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