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Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
I’ll post links here to all drafts and the final bill, once approved.
firstdraft1
House vote on 9/29/08
Senate vote on 10/01/08
Final bill signed by President bush on 10/03/08
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My two cents on tonight’s presidential debate
Altogether, I think both men served their bases well. That was clear to me particularly after the debate when commentators for both sides including Keith Olbermann & Sean Hannity were vacillating over the talking points.
A couple of points:
Obama sounded almost too agreeable with McCain; however, does this not epitomize what it means to be “bipartisan?”
McCain’s [...]
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If “necessity” is the mother of invention, then “greed” is the father
It hasn’t even been one week since short-selling was banned on the NSYE and bankers are already finding ways around this hurdle. Just today, several sources have announced that people are finding numerous ways to tilt the sliding market in their favor.
All the while, “we the people” might very well be left with $700 billion [...]
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Suspend the debate! I have to errr, vote?
Given the nature of alarmist politicians, and their habit of hastily voting on things they should usually spend more time studying, particularly this whopper of a $700-billion dollar bailout for the Wall Street aristocracy, now we get to watch the theatrics of John McCain today saying he’ll suspend his campaign so he can vote on [...]
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