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Friday, October 3
View Article  From Democrats.com: Call and write Congress.
by margieburns on Fri 03 Oct 2008 09:33 AM EDT

From Democrats.com:

"Friday: Last Chance to Stop Paulson's Plunder

(1) Call your Representative at 800-473-6711 or 800-828-0498 or 202-224-3121 and say "No Bailout!"
(2) Find or Organize a "No Bailout" protest near you:
http://bailoutmainstreet.com/
(3) Visit your Representative's local office

The Senate's 74-25 vote for Paulson's Plunder came as no surprise, since the Senate is run by and for millionaires. So now it's back to the House of Representatives, where we shocked those millionaires on Monday by defeating their bailout bill by 228-205.

A terrified army of corporate lobbyists is working around the clock to switch 13 votes, but ...   more »

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View Article  From Troops Out Now Coalition, a petition
by margieburns on Fri 03 Oct 2008 09:30 AM EDT
[from the Troops Out Now coalition:]

NO Money for Wall Street & War!

Bail Out the Workers and the Poor!

SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION demanding the government
BAIL OUT MAIN STREET, NOT WALL STREET!

The Senate has just voted to pass a US$700-billion financial bailout for corrupt financial institutions, while ignoring the real needs of working people.  In addition to an unprecedented giveaway to Wall Street, the bill also includes $100 billion dollars in tax breaks for corporations - but no relief for working people who are facing foreclosure and who need health care, jobs, and education.

The House of ...   more »

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View Article  WAXMAN TO HOLD HEARINGS ON WALL STREET ILLS
by margieburns on Fri 03 Oct 2008 09:27 AM EDT
In addition to hearings previously announced by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) is announcing that the Committee will hold a series of five hearings on Wall Street problems in October.

In the publicly released statement, Waxman says, "This financial crisis has shaken the global economy.  Congress cannot wait until a new administration arrives in January to examine what went wrong and who should be held accountable.”

The hearings, from the Committee release:

October 16, 2008:  The Regulation of Hedge Funds

Five fund managers who earned over $1 billion last year have been invited ...   more »

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View Article  LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE, AND TODAY'S BAILOUT
by margieburns on Fri 03 Oct 2008 07:59 AM EDT
LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE, AND TODAY'S BAILOUT --A rough consensus has already emerged that Joe Biden 'won' last night's debate against Sarah Palin. The big point coming out of that debate, however, is less that Biden 'did' better than that he clearly is better.

Policy and character both matter in elections--regardless of how much the infotainment media try to take the focus elsewhere. And on grounds of both policy and character, Joe Biden is a universe beyond Sarah Palin in merit needed for high office. Indeed, the two people sometimes looked and sounded last night as though they live in two ...   more »
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