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Archive for October, 2008

Presidential and VP Debates

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Full video of the third 2008 Presidential Debate with Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

Full video of the second 2008 Presidential Debate with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL).

Full video of the only Vice Presidential Debate with Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden.

Full video of the first 2008 [...]

Amy Rice vs. Dan Reilly

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

From Joe Baker (Baker@NewportRI.com) at the Newport Daily News, July 17, 2008

State tax officials claim the parents of a local legislative candidate owe the state $1.1 million in back income taxes.
The state Division of Taxation prints the list of the Top 100 tax scofflaws quarterly. William J. and Marielle T. Reilly of Boca Raton, Fla., [...]

The Bailout: How Capitalism Killed Democracy

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

By David Sirota, AlterNet.
The marriage of American capitalism and democracy has always been a Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee affair — stormy and erratic since its hasty wedding. But during the debate over a Wall Street bailout this week, we watched that matrimonial knot unwind into a tangled tale of terror.
As a financial crisis became [...]

The Really Hard-to-Swallow Truth About the Bailout

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

By Joe Bageant, CounterPunch
Myriad cultural historians have noted the American belief that success is a sign of God’s favor. Over the past couple of decades, He has had a downright lovefest with the already-rich — so much so that the richest 400 Americans now have more money stashed away than the combined bottom 150 million [...]

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