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HOUSE DEFEATS BAILOUT BILL
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| September 19,2008
Posted on 9/29/2008, 5:47:07 PM by icwhatudo
Defying their leaders who had caved, House Republicans managed to defeat the 700 Billion Dollar bailout bill.
The bill would have used US tax payers money to bail out not only US banks but foreign banks as well.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 110th; bailout
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To: icwhatudo
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:48:09 PM
by
icwhatudo
(PALIN VID=========>>>>>http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=n1ronxelmtin<++++++++)
To: icwhatudo
Yes!! Finally the Pubbies stand up for something!
To: icwhatudo
Burn it down. I’d rather lose my 401K than my country.
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:48:54 PM
by
nina0113
(If fences don't work, why does the White House have one?)
To: icwhatudo
Bottom is dropping out of the stock market! Here we go, folks.
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:49:01 PM
by
beckysueb
(Drill here! Drill now!)
To: icwhatudo
And the stock market is heading south, as expected. Now Congress needs to get serious and pass a real bill.
To: icwhatudo
Great buying opportunity. As soon as the market bottoms, I’m going to take a few K from money market and switch it to an index fund.
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:49:15 PM
by
NavVet
( If you don't defend Conservatism in the Primaries, you won't have it to defend in November)
To: icwhatudo
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:49:31 PM
by
rawhide
To: icwhatudo
To: icwhatudo
Math says the rat party can pass this by themselves ... guess they punked out.
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:50:41 PM
by
mgc1122
To: rawhide
Seems to be stabilizing at -525 (1:50est)
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:51:18 PM
by
Gvl_M3
(WWSD - What Would Sarah Do?)
To: icwhatudo
They can hold open the vote so it’s not over yet...
To: rawhide
It will tank then start back up.
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:52:23 PM
by
beckysueb
(Drill here! Drill now!)
To: icwhatudo
The Speaker hasn’t gaveled the vote closed yet, as of 1:51pm, so they could be threatening some reps to change their votes.
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:52:39 PM
by
savedbygrace
(SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
To: rawhide
Market coming back, only down 516 now.
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:52:42 PM
by
rawhide
Comment #16 Removed by Moderator
To: rawhide
To: icwhatudo
What’s the vote count? Democrats? Republicans?
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:53:23 PM
by
Dallas59
(Just Say NObama!)
To: beckysueb
Bottom is dropping out of the stock market! Here we go, folks.Buy Low.
Sell High.
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:53:29 PM
by
P-Marlowe
(LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
To: icwhatudo
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posted on
9/29/2008, 5:53:43 PM
by
ari-freedom
(Let freedom ring!)
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