{"id":3202,"date":"2014-11-18T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=3202"},"modified":"2014-11-18T14:09:08","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T19:09:08","slug":"pirate-candidates-wanted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/18\/pirate-candidates-wanted\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirate Candidates Wanted!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is open &amp; accountable government important to you? Is the increasing militarization of police the 10th step too far? Tired of the same people in office election after election? Local government not meeting your needs?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be a Pirate candidate!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of municipal offices are up for a vote this year. 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