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Move Over AIG, There’s Plenty of Outrage To Go Around

By | 03.22.09 | 3:55 pm

This weekend, we’ve seen busloads of protesters pulling up to the posh homes of AIG executives in Fairfield, Conn. — even as the realization creeps in that that our populist anger may be misplaced.

Maybe the real outrage is the covert second bailout to Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, More…

Obama Rallies for Bailout in Wisc.

By | 10.01.08 | 12:28 pm

LA CROSSE, Wisc.- Speaking to a rally on Main Street here, Sen. Barack Obama touted a “rescue plan” to help workers, homeowners and taxpayers on Main Streets across the country.

Obama tried to allay concerns about the financial bailout plan, saying it was essential to avoid a “crisis from turning More…

Obama Rally: Three Strikes for McCain

By | 10.01.08 | 11:30 am

LA CROSSE, Wisc. – Sen. Barack Obama has not taken the stage here yet, but the attacks on his rival are in full force.

Ron Kind, a local star who had held every post from high-school quarterback to county prosecutor before being elected to Congress in 1996, ripped into Sen. More…

Obama Demurs on McCain Bailout Attack, For Now

By | 09.30.08 | 6:27 am

RENO, Nev. — Sen. Barack Obama is not taking the bait — for now.

Strolling off his plane with cell phone in hand, the Democratic presidential nominee looked calm as he arrived in Nevada today, walking around the tarmac in deep conversation for several minutes.

Obama Responds to Bailout Vote: ‘Get This Done’

By | 09.29.08 | 2:57 pm

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Sen. Barack Obama swiftly reacted to the failed congressional vote on the bailout on Monday afternoon, casting the setback as a “bump in the road” that would not prevent ultimate passage of a “rescue package.”

“While things are never smooth in Congress,” Obama told voters as soon More…