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Obama's last Senate Speech?

October 2, 2008 - by Donny Shaw

Barack Obama (D-IL) spoke in the Senate yesterday in favor of the financial systems bailout bill. If he’s elected to the White House in November, this is very likely the last speech he will give as a United States Senator.

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Comments

  • Anonymous 10/04/2008 3:53pm

    Yea, Obama sure works wonders and changes things, huh????
    Just ask the 800,000 umemployed workers who had their checks cut because no one in the SENATE could get together to vote after the House passed the bill for them.
    Not very impressive, Obama…
    We need less senators out on an expense account campaigning and more of them at WORK doing their job for the PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Anonymous 01/14/2009 11:16pm

    We start 2009 in the midst of a crisis unlike any we have seen in our lifetime. A crisis that has only deepened over the last few weeks. Nearly two million jobs have now been lost, and we are likely to learn that we lost more jobs last year than at any time since World War II. Just in the past year, another 2.8 million Americans who want and need full-time work have had to settle for part-time jobs. I’m glad we have payday loans to help, especially now as we face severe financial crisis in our economy. It seems everywhere you turn you hear horror stories caused by this economic turmoil. The unemployment rate has dramatically increased, leaving people lost and doubtful that things will ever get better. Hopefully the stimulus plan that falls under the Obama administration will restore prosperity in the American country and the whole world in general. The recession has definitely affected our lives. However, studies have found some good in the recession. Apparently some industries are thriving more than ever before because of it. At least I am happy to know that there is still hope. Check this article out to read more about why the recession is good or more on payday loans.


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