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The Blame Game: Congress, Wall Street, Home Buyers and Big Business Top Americans List for Economic and Financial Crisis: Obama seen as better able to handle economic issue than McCain ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- When it comes to the causes of the financial and economic crisis, Americans spread the blame around to both private and public sectors. Majorities blame all of the following "a lot": banks (76%), homebuyers who...; Tags: blame, FINANCE, financial, game, MARKETING, Mortgages, Obama, president, senator, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-24
Economy Most Important Issue, and Still Rising: Fewest ever (11%) say country is going in right direction ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- As the financial and economic crisis deepens, the latest edition of The Harris Poll[R] finds that the economy, which was already at the top of the list of concerns for Americans, has moved even farther ahead...; Tags: Government, Harris Interactive, MARKETING, president, Republican, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-23
Letters to the editor: Training works I appreciate the letter by Frank Brentine on Sept. 30 about Crisis Intervention Team training. I am a member of the Topeka/ Shawnee County CIT Council, which has offered 40 hours of training twice to law enforcement and corrections officers. CIT is a community-based,...; Tags: board, FINANCE, Government, Mortgages, president, sheriff, training, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-19
Commentary: The market must work itself out: Who can blame investors if they don't want to relive the last several weeks? They have had to endure partisan bickering about how to cure Wall Street's woes, presidential speeches about an economic Armageddon and the reported loss of a trillion dollars of equity on the day Congress narrowly failed...; Tags: Citigroup Inc., FINANCE, financial, Investment, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., president, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-03
'Accept pounds 700bn bail-out plan or else': PRESIDENT George Bush left told Congress's lower house today that the state of America's troubled economy "demands" that it follow the Senate's lead and passes a pounds 385bn rescue package. Mr Bush said the Bill was "essential to the financial security of every American" after it was passed in...; Tags: FINANCE, Insurance, president, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-10-02

Bailout just digs the hole deeper for taxpayers: Most Americans are angry and resentful about the Bush administration's demand that Congress make available $700 billion of their money to bail out Wall Street firms that made poor investments in acts of greed designed to increase the $25 million annual salaries of the chief executive officers. Count...; Tags: FINANCE, Government, Investment, president, Taxes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-27
They Said What?: "Without immediate action by Congress, America could slip into a financial panic" - President George Bush, in his televised broadcast to the American people. "They said we were bad for the youth of Israel, and I think that was a mistake - I don't think we were that bad"...; Tags: America, asset, FINANCE, president, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-27
US rescue bid: AMERICA will face "financial panic" and a "long and painful recession" unless the US Congress fails to pass a rescue package immediately, President George Bush said today. Mr Bush said the United States needed to put its economy "back on track" as Congress was considering a 700 billion dollar...; Tags: America, FINANCE, financial, president, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-25
Colombia: Highlights and Key Issues * The economy is now slowing as domestic demand -which spurred strong rises in manufacturing and construction in 2006 and 2007 - eases. GDP growth slowed to 3.7% in Q2 from 4.5% in Q1 and 8% a year earlier, while H1 growth was 4.1% versus 8.2%...; Tags: bank, Colombia, FINANCE, Government, inflation, president, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-25
Economy Now the Most Important Issue for Americans by a Wider Margin: Ratings of President, Congress at or Near Historic Low Points ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Headline of release should read: Economy Now the Most Important Issue for Americans by a Wider Margin sted Economy Now the Most Important Issue for Americans by a Low Margin. The corrected release reads: ...; Tags: Government, MARKETING, president, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-24
Press Briefing by Dana Perino: WASHINGTON -- James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:14 A.M. EDT MS. PERINO: Hello. You just heard from the President on the financial markets. Obviously that's priority number one here. But let me give you one other announcement for next week, a scheduling update, that President Bush looks...; Tags: Federal Reserve Board, Government, Microsoft Corp., president, regulation, Regulations, Republican, secretary, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Treasury, White House; Research articles 2008-09-18
Press Briefing by Dana Perino: WASHINGTON -- James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:05 A.M. EDT MS. PERINO: Good morning. The President will make remarks at 1:10 p.m. today on the South Lawn, on volunteerism; a word about that. After 9/11, President Bush called on all Americans to serve their communities, their nation,...; Tags: administration, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Iraq, Microsoft Corp., president, secretary, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-08
Amiworld Executive & Board Member Appears as Special Guest at Recent Merchants National Congress Event Held in Colombia: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez highlights importance of Amiworld's commitment to country and importance of biofuels in his remarks at the event NEW YORK -- Ms. Ingrely Veitia Machado, Chief Financial Officer and a member of Board of Directors of Amiworld, Inc. (OTCBB: AMWO), was a special guest at...; Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, Colombia, Government, president, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-02
Bush pushes Congress on economic issues: WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush on Saturday assured the US public that he shared their economic worries and urged lawmakers to respond by approving his trade, energy, and tax-cut agenda. "Many Americans are worried about the health of our housing and job markets. I share these...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, president, SOFTWARE, Taxes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-08-30
Next president must restore America's liberty: This year's political conventions take on new importance, because the Bush administration not only has weakened our nation economically and militarily but has endangered our basic freedoms by willfully ignoring or denouncing national and international law. Three recently published books document how the administration has used the cover...; Tags: administration, Government, president, torture, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-08-30
Colombia: Highlights and Key Issues * GDP grew a revised 8.2% in 2007 after 7.0% in 2006, as domestic demand spurred double-digit rises in manufacturing and construction. This pace has not been sustained this year, with Q1 posting growth of just 4.1% and industrial output falling sharply in Q2 for a...; Tags: bank, Colombia, FINANCE, Government, inflation, president, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-08-29
Partisan static hits the radio waves: CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush on Saturday blamed the Democratic-led Congress for the high cost of gasoline and renewed his call for expanded offshore drilling to increase U.S. oil supplies. "To reduce pressure on prices, we need to increase the supply of oil, especially oil produced here at...; Tags: Bush, offshore, Outsourcing, president, radio, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-08-24
Bush blames Democratic Congress for high gas prices: WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush sharpened his attacks on the Democratic-controlled Congress Saturday, blaming it of being partially responsible for high gas prices and urging lawmakers to facilitate new oil exploration. "This Congress has been one of the most unproductive on record," Bush said in his...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Outsourcing, president, Taxes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-08-23
Indigenous protesters triumph as laws revoked in Peru: LIMA AFP — Thousands of indigenous Peruvians scored a victory over President Alan Garcia's government Friday when Congress repealed two laws that opened up their Amazon tribal lands to development. Some 12,000 Peruvians from 65 tribes occupied oil and electricity plants in the Amazon basis from August 9 before...; Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Government, Leadership, president, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-08-22
Falling oil prices present mixed blessing for consumers: The falling price of oil is prompting sighs of relief in many quarters. Cheaper gasoline and heating oil will make it easier for hard-pressed consumers to make ends meet. And the more than $30 a barrel that oil has dropped in recent weeks has been like a stimulus package for...; Tags: barrel, FINANCE, Government, Investment, president, SOFTWARE, Transportation, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-08-18