Archive for October 1st, 2008

Breaking News: Senate Passes Bailout Plan

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Adding Sweeteners, Senate Passes Bailout Plan
By CARL HULSE 16 minutes ago
The Senate strongly endorsed the $700 billion economic bailout plan, leaving backers hopeful that the easy approval, coupled with an array of popular additions, would lead to passage in the House by Friday.
In stark contrast [...]

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The NEW Senate Bailout bill….451 pages with earmarks and tax “extenders”

The 3 page bill originally introduced became 110 pages in the House and now in the Senate has become a staggering 451 page bill. (pdf file)
According to Hot Air here are some of the goodies the Senate added:
New Tax earmarks in Bailout bill
- Film and Television Productions (Sec. 502)
- Wooden Arrows designed for [...]

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Ifill, author of pro-Obama book to moderate Vice Presidentail debate

On Thursday, October 2, PBS anchor Gwen Ifill will serve as moderator for the first and only vice presidential debate. Ifil is certainly qualified enough.  She is moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. She was chief congressional and political correspondent for NBC News, and has [...]

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