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- Oct 6, 2008 All Headline News - Breaking News
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- Oct 6, 2008 Indicted Rep. Jefferson Heads To Runoff After Surviving Primary (AHN)
(AHN) - Despite his 16-count indictment on money laundering and other charges, Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) led the party primary in his district on Saturday and will face a runoff against a former TV anchor in November. - Mon, 6 Oct 2008 08:22:33 GMT
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- Oct 6, 2008 Mental Health Parity Bill Enacted (AHN)
(AHN) - Congress passed Friday a landmark health bill that will give insured employees equal medical benefits for mental illnesses. President Bush signed the bill, together with the $700 billion financial bailout act, into law on the same day. - Sat, 4 Oct 2008 01:50:05 GMT
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- Oct 6, 2008 Bush: Nation's Leaders Acted Boldy On Bailout; Economy Still Faces Serious Challenges (AHN)
(AHN) - President George W. Bush thanked Congressional leaders Friday afternoon for passing a historic legislation bailing out the nation's financial firms. He also warned that "our economy continues to face serious challenges," citing the Labor Department's report on the worst job losses in five...
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- Oct 6, 2008 House Approves Bailout Bill (AHN)
(AHN) - The House approved an unprecedented $700 billion legislation to rescue the nation's financial markets on Friday, just days after it failed to do so and caused a $1.2 trillion in losses in the stock market. - Fri, 3 Oct 2008 14:21:02 GMT
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- Sep 22, 2008 Count the Lies #62: CNN Calls Tax Cut Claim ''Misleading''
The Democratic National Committee today updated the Count the Lies counter after CNN called one of John McCain's most frequent false attacks on tax cuts "misleading.' As CNN notes, McCain's campaign continues to repeat a long-debunked lie about Senator Obama's...
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- Sep 21, 2008 Newsweek: Vehicle Records of McCain's 13 Cars Contradict His Boast About Buying American
Today Newsweek reported that John McCain owns 13 cars - and that contrary to what McCain said in a recent TV interview, the fleet includes three foreign cars. The report shows that McCain wasn't being honest with voters during a recent interview with WXYZ TV in Detroit when he said:...
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- Sep 21, 2008 Virginians Hit McCain on New Call to Let Health Insurance Industry Run Amok
In light of this week's Wall Street upheaval, today Judy Feder, Democratic nominee for US Representative from Virginia's 10th Congressional District, Barbara Favola, Vice Chair of the Arlington County Board and a member of Virginia's State Health Board, and concerned Virginians held a...
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- Sep 20, 2008 In His Own Words: John McCain on Health Care
In his own words, John McCain writes that his approach to health care would mirror what has happened in the banking industry over the last decade: "Opening up the health insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over the last decade in banking, would provide...
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- Sep 18, 2008 CORRECTION: TOMORROW: Howard Dean’s Voter Registration Efforts to Continue in Pennsylvania
This Friday, September 19th Governor Howard Dean will visit Pennsylvania to register voters and continue to campaign on behalf of the Obama-Biden ticket and their message for change. Over the past three months Governor Dean has campaigned in more than 22 states and the District of Columbia to...
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