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google.com - 1/12/2009
The Associated Press: Obama promises changes in use of bailout billions
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1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) Seeking to reassure wary lawmakers, President-elect Barack Obama said Monday he will fundamentally change the way the second half of the $700 billion financial bailout fund is spent, focusing some of the relief on housing and small businesses. Obama asked President ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/20/2009
Obama's Promises To Gays
— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — They're now in black and white on the White House website . Full civil unions and federal... rights. Employment non-discrimination. A repeat of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.  Expanded Adoption Rights. On DADT, the site reads: The President will work with ... (more) Obama's Promises To Gays

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/15/2009
Bank Of America To Get Billions More In Bailout Funds From Treasury
— huffingtonpost.com — The Treasury Department plans to invest billions of dollars in Bank of America to help the company... absorb troubled investment bank Merrill Lynch, according to two people familiar with the matter, The Post's Binyamin Appelbaum reports. The new ... (more) Bank Of America To Get Billions More In Bailout Funds ...

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crookedtimber.org - 1/11/2009
Change.gov against Obama
— crookedtimber.org — One of the safer predictions I’ve made in recent years is this (in The American Prospect ):... [O]nline activists are unlikely to follow Obama if he moves toward a post-ideological politics of citizenship and may even use Obama’s own ... (more) Change.gov against Obama

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Obama Says He’ll Spend Some Bailout Money on Homeowners
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... via Google: Seeking to reassure wary lawmakers, President-elect Barack Obama said Monday he will fundamentally change the way the second half of the $700 billion financial bailout fund is spent, focusing some of the relief on housing and small businesses. Obama asked President George W. Bush to submit a request to Congress so that the remaining $350 billion would be available quickly after the inauguration next Tuesday. Bush agreed to do so. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated Entries ...

Obama Says He’ll Spend Some Bailout Money on Homeowners
The Hollywood Liberal — ... behalf in order to expedite the process. AP via Google: Seeking to reassure wary lawmakers, President-elect Barack Obama said Monday he will fundamentally change the way the second half of the $700 billion financial bailout fund is spent, focusing some of the relief on housing and small businesses. Obama asked President George W. Bush to submit a request to Congress so that the remaining $350 billion would be available quickly after the inauguration next Tuesday. Bush agreed to do so. Read more ...

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