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'''Jill Stein''' is an American politician and physician. She was the 2012 presidential nominee for the [[Green Party]]. Stein strongly believes in environmentalism, especially including using alternative energy instead of fossil fuels.
'''Jill Stein''' is an American politician and physician. She was the 2012 presidential nominee for the [[Green Party]]. Stein strongly believes in environmentalism, especially including using alternative energy instead of fossil fuels.
==Biography==
==Biography==
In 2002 Stein ran against [[Mitt Romney]] for the Office of the Governor of [[Massachusetts]], but she lost. In 2012 she ran as the Green Party's candidate for president. Her running mate was [[Cheri Honkala]]. Jill Stein was arrested in October 2012 for attempting to bring supplies (and Halloween candy) to people protesting the Keystone XL pipeline.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/green-party-candidate-jill-stein-arrested/2012/10/31/0f309970-2373-11e2-8448-81b1ce7d6978_story.html</ref>
In 2002 Stein ran against [[Mitt Romney]] for the Office of the Governor of [[Massachusetts]], but she lost. In 2012 she ran as the Green Party's candidate for president. Her running mate was [[Cheri Honkala]]. Jill Stein was arrested in October 2012 for attempting to bring supplies (and Halloween candy) to people protesting the Keystone XL pipeline.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/green-party-candidate-jill-stein-arrested/2012/10/31/0f309970-2373-11e2-8448-81b1ce7d6978_story.html</ref>
==Praises Fidel Castro==
==Praises Fidel Castro==
On 26 November 2016, Jill Stein praised Cuban Marxist dictator [[Fidel Castro]], as many leftist politicians around the world offered their condolences on learning on his passing: ''"Fidel Castro was a symbol of the struggle for justice in the shadow of empire. Presente!"'' she in wrote on Twitter.<ref>[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jill-stein-praises-fidel-castro-a-symbol-of-the-struggle-for-justice/article/2608223 Jill Stein praises Fidel Castro: 'A symbol of the struggle for justice']</ref>
On 26 November 2016, Jill Stein praised Cuban Marxist dictator [[Fidel Castro]], as many leftist politicians around the world offered their condolences on learning on his passing: ''"Fidel Castro was a symbol of the struggle for justice in the shadow of empire. Presente!"'' she in wrote on Twitter.<ref>[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jill-stein-praises-fidel-castro-a-symbol-of-the-struggle-for-justice/article/2608223 Jill Stein praises Fidel Castro: 'A symbol of the struggle for justice']</ref>
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==