Politics & Government

Ron Paul Speaking Near Hazelwood at a Town Hall Meeting Saturday

Lindenwood University is hosting the presidential hopeful on March 10 at 3 p.m.

For all those Ron Paul fans in the , Saturday is your opportunity to meet the man himself in person.

The presidential candidate will speak at a town hall meeting at Lindenwood University on March 10. The meeting will take place at 3 p.m., in Lindenwood University's Hyland Arena in St. Charles.

Admission is free and open to the public, and audience members will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Paul's appearance comes just seven days before the state Republican caucus to choose delegates to the national convention.

Paul has yet to win a Republican primary, and has to date won only 46 delegates to the Republican National Convention. Mitt Romney has 422, Santorum 181, Gingrich 107 and Jon Huntsman, 2. Of the total 1,428 delegates, 1,144 are needed for nomination.

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The 76-year-old has represented Texas' 14th District in Congress since 1997, serving previously from 1976-1977 and then again from 1979-1985. He ran for president in 1988 as a Libertarian and as a Republican in 2008. According to Wikipedia:

"Paul is an outspoken critic of American foreign and monetary policies, known for advocating certain libertarian positions and opposing his own party on certain issues."

Ron Paul is a native of Pennsylvania. You may not know that along from politics, he is an obstetrics/gynecology specialist who has delivered more than 4,000 babies, according to his campaign website, as well as authoring several books.


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