Archive for September, 2008

Dow Dives 777 Points, Biggest Single Day Fall Ever, as House Rejects Financial Bailout Package

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

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Shuler Among House Democrats Who Worked with Republicans to Kill the Bailout

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Video of pre-vote Pelosi speech Included
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U.S., Foreign Vessels Surrounding Ship Seized by Somali Pirates

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The Ukrainian ship, the Faina, was carrying 33 Russian-built T-72 tanks when it was seized by the pirates on Thursday.
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Russia Plans to Build Nuclear Reactors For Venezuela

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Over a year ago, I said this would be what we could expect if we failed to forcefully address Russia’s building of reactors in Iran.
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Gas Shortage Expected to Last 2 More Weeks

Monday, September 29th, 2008

ATLANTA — A storm-related gas shortage in the Southeast that has left some places bone-dry and others with two-hour gas lines is expected to continue for at least another two weeks, energy experts and industry officials say.
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Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign’s Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement

Monday, September 29th, 2008

“St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign.
What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, [...]

Senator Dole Announces $57.7 Million to Assist N.C. Communities Struggling with Foreclosures

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole today announced that North Carolina will receive grants totaling $57.7 million from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The City of Charlotte will receive $5.4 million and the North Carolina statewide program will receive $52.3 million to [...]

Gingrich Calls for Paulson’s Resignation

Monday, September 29th, 2008

“You have the former Chairman of Goldman Sachs asking for 700 billion dollars, and in his initial request, asking for it in such an un-American way that I think he should have resigned,” said Gingrich. “I think Paulson has terminally misunderstood the nature of the American system. Not just no review, no judicial review, no [...]

US Congress Passes 25 Billion Loan Guarantees to Automakers

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The US Senate Saturday approved 25 billion dollars in loan guarantees for the financially strapped US auto industry, intended to spark a wave of automotive innovation.
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Citigroup Will Buy Wachovia’s Banking Operations

Monday, September 29th, 2008

FDIC says Wachovia did not fail
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Hurricane Kyle Hits Canada

Monday, September 29th, 2008

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Chinese Astronauts Home After 1st Spacewalk

Monday, September 29th, 2008

BEIJING (Reuters) - A small crowd of schoolchildren waved flags as three Chinese astronauts rode into Beijing on Monday after completing the nation’s first spacewalk, seen as key to longer-term plans for a space station and a lunar landing. Click Here for the Rest of the Story

U.S. Near Deal on Fannie, Freddie

Friday, September 5th, 2008

U.S. Near Deal on Fannie, Freddie

Republican convention was most-watched convention on television ever

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Republican convention was most-watched convention on television — ever