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Search for: Offline summarization (match summaries) Hybrid summarization Online summarization Offline summarization (match articles) U.S. World Finance Sci/Tech Entertainment Sports View Today's Images Back to Archive Index About Newsblaster About today's run Newsblaster in Press Academic Papers Article Sources: washingtonpost.com (254 articles) news.bbc.co.uk (162 articles) latimes.com (102 articles) baltimoresun.com (93 articles) cbc.ca (83 articles) boston.com (64 articles) dallasnews.com (58 articles) sfgate.com (47 articles) ft.com (44 articles) abcnews.go.com (39 articles) nypost.com (35 articles) foxnews.com (30 articles) suntimes.com (29 articles) msnbc.msn.com (18 articles) cnn.com (14 articles) usatoday.com (9 articles) wired.com (7 articles) cbsnews.com (6 articles) sportsillustrated. cnn.com (5 articles) nature.com (3 articles) ac360. blogs.cnn.com (2 articles) cowboysblog. dallasnews.com (1 article)	For GOP, Barr The Door? Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government. (article 12) His candidacy throws a wild card into the White House race that many believe could peel away votes from Republican Sen. John McCain given the candidates' similar positions on fiscal policy. (article 12) Barr, who has hired Ross Perot's former campaign manager, acknowledged that some Republicans have tried to discourage him from running. (article 12) A party called the Libertarian Party should obviously nominate a libertarian and the most basic definition of a libertarian is somebody who is opposed to the initiation of force. (article 13) Former Rep. Bob Barr announced today that he will seek the Libertarian presidential nomination, a move that could raise concern among Republicans nervous about anything that might siphon voters from John McCain this fall. (article 8) Barr, who became nationally known as one of the lead House members in President Clinton's impeachment, is enough of a name to potentially attract disgruntled conservatives. (article 8) I would be more concerned witih the votes if Hillary does not get the nomination, and those votes going to McCain 102. (article 5) Other summaries about this story: Summary from United States, from articles in English (13 articles) [compare] Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English (1 articles) [compare] Event tracking: Track this story's development in time Story keywords BARR, vote, McCain, Libertarian, Bob Source articles Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 05/12/2008, 382 words) Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 05/12/2008, 370 words) Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 05/12/2008, 520 words) Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 05/12/2008, 409 words) Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 05/12/2008, 434 words) Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 05/12/2008, 659 words) Ex-Republican aims for president (BBC News, 05/12/2008, 201 words) For GOP, Barr The Door? (CBS News, 05/12/2008, 199 words) Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 05/12/2008, 405 words) Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 05/12/2008, 332 words) Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 05/12/2008, 478 words) ABC News: Fmr. GOP Rep. Makes Third Party '08 Run (ABCNews, 05/12/2008, 320 words) Former congressman announces for president (boston.com, 05/12/2008, 264 words) Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 05/12/2008, 319 words) blaster@cs.columbia.edu