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Who Is Ron Paul? Ron Paul is a 72 year old Texas congressman, physician,
and '08 Republican presidential candidate. He was born ...
... In this 2008 presidential race, all but three candidates, Republicans Mitt Romney,
Mike Huckabee, and Ron Paul are in favor of supporting legislation to ...
... The Honorable Ron Paul of Texas did a good job of summing up the outcomes of the
Bretton Woods Conference in a speech he gave before the US House of ...
... of Sam and Patrick. After hearing both sides of the argument, Martin later
told Ron not to hire Paul. He stated that Greenway was ...
... basic living necessities. I also volunteered to reformat Ron Paul’s
congressional campaign website in 2004. Presently I volunteer ...
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Ron Paul is a 72 year old Texas congressman, physician, and '08 Republican presidential candidate. He was born in Pittsburg, PA during the Great Depression. He moved to Texas upon his military service and currently resides in Lake Jackson, TX. He is married to his wife Carol, of 50 years. He has 5 children & 18 grandchildren. He is a Christian, raised Episcopalian and Lutheran; and currently a member of a Baptist Church. He is a graduate of Gettysburg College and Duke University Medicine. He is a physician specializing in Obstetrics, having delivered over 4,000 babies. He served over 5 years in the armed forces as captain and flight surgeon toward the end of Vietnam and during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He is a 10th term congressman faithfully representing the 19th Congressional district of Galveston, South Houston, and Brazoria County, TX. He has been involved in Congress for over 20 years, since 1976. He is a well read and opinionated economist, influenced by Austrian 'free market' economics which holds that government control over the money supply eventually leads to economic inefficiency and monetary instability. He was a close friend of Ronald Reagan, one of four in Congress to endorse the president. He ran for president in '88 as a Libertarian. He has served the House committees of foreign affairs, economics, banking, and finance. He serves as a founder in the Republican Liberty Caucus and the Congressional Rural and Wildlife Affairs Caucus. He represents traditional Republican values and principles. He represents a true conservative statesman of the likes of Taft, Goldwater, Helms, and Reagan.
Ron Paul is currently running for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination. He was reluctant to sign on at first, believing that no one was interested in traditional Republican values and Libertarian ideals; but, he has since been overwhelmed and encouraged by his rapidly growing supporters as the '08 race has developed. His strict grassroots campaign...
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