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Yeah … this one isn’t an April Fool’s joke … from the Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2009. Lance Armstrong Ponders Buying the Tour de France in Bid to Run Pro Cycling – WSJ.com Lance’s Plan for France — Off the Bike Seeking to Overhaul Cycling, Armstrong Played a Part in Talks to Buy the [...] ‘Bad Bank’ Funding Plan Starts to Get Fleshed Out – WSJ.com WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, filling in some of the blanks in its bank bailout, is considering creating multiple investment funds to purchase the bad loans and other distressed assets that lie at the heart of the financial crisis, according to people familiar with [...] Geithner Sets Out Sweeping Overhaul to Bank Bailout – NYTimes.com WASHINGTON — The White House plan to rescue the nation’s financial system, announced on Tuesday by Timothy F. Geithner, the Treasury secretary, is far bigger than anyone predicted and envisions a far greater government role in markets and banks than at any time since the [...] CNN Political Ticker: Porn industry seeks federal bailout WASHINGTON CNN — Another major American industry is asking for assistance as the global financial crisis continues: Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis said Wednesday they will request that Congress allocate $5 billion for a bailout of the adult entertainment industry. “The [...] If for no other reason, the revised bailout plan (Adobe PDF), currently being considered by the Senate, should be passed because of the following passages: SEC. 211. TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFIT TO BICYCLE COMMUTERS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 132(f) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(D) Any qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement.”. [...] Perhaps this plan will make Art a little happier … but I’d like to read the actual text of the bill before I make any judgments. Democrats offer alternative ‘no bailouts act’ – CNN.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — A small group of Democratic House members put together an alternative to the $700 billion financial bailout measure [...] Without a Bailout Plan, What Will the Cost Be? – TIME By voting down the proposed $700 billion financial bailout package — and causing a spectacular stock market rout — a majority of members in the House of Representatives made a clear statement that they didn’t want to put taxpayers on the hook for the [...] As I’m sure you’re all aware, the House of Representatives voted down the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 3997) today. People have no idea how screwed we are if the EESA 2008 doesn’t get passed. “Bailout” was the worst marketing technique anyone could have chosen. The plan is not a taxpayer bailout of [...] This nation’s economy is fucked … Republicans created this mess, Republicans came up with a solution to this mess, and yet Republicans are refusing to fix this mess, even though almost every thing the members of the House that revolted asked for was included in the bill being presented and voted. What are they thinking? [...] |
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