And the Presidential nominee is...

12.20.56pm UTC (GMT +0000) Thu 29th May 2008

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The big US Presidential race was concluded earlier this week.

Bob Barr has been selected as the Libertarian Party candidate for President. Former Georgia Representative Barr is not your standard libertarian. He opposes abortion, whereas most libertarians say it is none of the government's business if you want an abortion. He also opposes same-sex marriage, but opposes a constitutional amendment forbidding it on the grounds this is something for the states to decide. He also opposes the federal income tax and wants to abolish the IRS. In addition, he is a strong opponent of the war in Iraq. It isn't so much that he feels each state should fight its own wars as his general opposition to foreign involvements.