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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.2166 Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2007</title>
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  <updated>2008-11-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/46742</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Jubilee Justice Task Force: What Does Africa Owe?</title>
    <link href="http://jubileejusticetaskforce.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-does-africa-owe.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-20:/commentary/3386973</id>
    <updated>2008-11-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jubilee Justice Task Force </name>
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To enhance his legacy in this area, President Bush could announce his support for the bi-partisan Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending (S. 2166 / H. 2634). This bill, currently pending in Congress, addresses many of the elements of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jubileejusticetaskforce.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-does-africa-owe.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Questions About Bailouts &amp; the Threat of Socialism</title>
    <link href="http://opinerlog.blogspot.com/2008/11/questions-about-bailouts-threat-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-16:/commentary/3315306</id>
    <updated>2008-11-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OPINERLOG </name>
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And at a time when national solvency itself is at issue, why is Obama likely to push passage of the Jubilee Act (S.2166) and the Global Poverty Act (S.2433), all in an effort to help implement the UN Milennium Development Goal. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opinerlog.blogspot.com/2008/11/questions-about-bailouts-threat-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Questions About Bailouts &amp; The Threat of Socialism</title>
    <link href="http://monroerising.com/2008/11/17/questions-about-bailouts-the-threat-of-socialism/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-16:/commentary/3315305</id>
    <updated>2008-11-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Monroerising.com </name>
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Also, at a time when national solvency itself is at risk, why are President-elect Obama and his congressional minions pushing passage of the Jubilee Act (S.2166) and the Global Poverty Act (S.2433), all in an effort to help implement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://monroerising.com/2008/11/17/questions-about-bailouts-the-threat-of-socialism/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Spending Our Way Into Oblivion</title>
    <link href="http://ourdaysreports.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/spending-our-way-into-oblivion/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-07:/commentary/3244870</id>
    <updated>2008-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ourdays Report </name>
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In addition, two bills sponsored by Barack Obama are currently working their way through Congress: the Jubilee Act (S. 2166) would cancel as much as another $75 billion worth of Third World Debt and the Global Poverty Act (S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourdaysreports.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/spending-our-way-into-oblivion/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Socialism Comes to America</title>
    <link href="http://earlytoday.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/socialism-comes-to-america/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-02:/commentary/3203351</id>
    <updated>2008-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Early Today </name>
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But the Jubilee Act (S. 2166), which is co-sponsored in the Senate by Barack Obama, has also passed the House and awaits Senate action. Republican presidential candidate John McCain is not an official sponsor of the Jubilee Act or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://earlytoday.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/socialism-comes-to-america/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pay your taxes, you &#226;&#8364;&#339;selfish&#226;&#8364;* Americans&#226;&#8364;&#166;then&#226;&#8364;&#166;</title>
    <link href="http://pecanpii.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/pay-your-taxes-you-selfish-americansthen/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-30:/commentary/3191574</id>
    <updated>2008-10-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pecanpii&amp;#39;s Weblog </name>
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The Senate version, (S.2166) was introduced by Sen. Casey (D-PA), Sen. Lugar (R-IN) and Sen. Dodd (D-CT). Now, this fall, we would like to see the Jubilee Act passed by both houses of Congress and signed into law by the President. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pecanpii.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/pay-your-taxes-you-selfish-americansthen/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Spending Our Way to Oblivion</title>
    <link href="http://www.chronwatch-america.com/articles/3770/1/Spending-Our-Way-to-Oblivion/Page1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-29:/commentary/3652194</id>
    <updated>2008-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ChronWatch - Blogs </name>
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In addition, two bills sponsored by Barack Obama are currently working their way through Congress: the Jubilee Act (S. 2166) would cancel as much as another $75 billion worth of Third World Debt and the Global Poverty Act (S. 2433), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chronwatch-america.com/articles/3770/1/Spending-Our-Way-to-Oblivion/Page1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>American Daughter Media Center - Editorials &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Is ...</title>
    <link href="http://editorials.americandaughter.info/?p=327" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-23:/commentary/3386974</id>
    <updated>2008-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Editorials </name>
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This is made glaringly obvious by two bills he has sponsored that are currently working their way through Congress: The Jubilee Act (S. 2166) would cancel as much as $75 billion of Third World Debt and the Global Poverty Act (S.2433) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://editorials.americandaughter.info/?p=327&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Spending Our Way Into Oblivion : Sherline&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Opinionfest</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-21:/commentary/3733641</id>
    <updated>2008-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sherline's Opinionfest </name>
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In addition, two bills sponsored by Barack Obama are currently working their way through Congress: the Jubilee Act (S. 2166) would cancel as much as another $75 billion worth of Third World Debt and the Global Poverty Act (S. 2433), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opinionfest.com/spending-our-way-into-oblivion/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Is Obama Ready To Lead? : Sherline&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Opinionfest</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-20:/commentary/3502261</id>
    <updated>2008-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sherline's Opinionfest </name>
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This is made glaringly obvious by two bills he has sponsored that are currently working their way through Congress: The Jubilee Act (S. 2166) would cancel as much as $75 billion of Third World Debt and the Global Poverty Act (S.2433) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opinionfest.com/is-obama-ready-to-lead/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Spending Our Way Into Oblivion</title>
    <link href="http://blog.retznest.com/2008/10/spending-our-way-into-oblivion.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-19:/commentary/3183519</id>
    <updated>2008-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Steven&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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In addition, two bills sponsored by Barack Obama are currently working their way through Congress: the Jubilee Act (S. 2166) would cancel as much as another $75 billion worth of Third World Debt and the Global Poverty Act (S. 2433), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.retznest.com/2008/10/spending-our-way-into-oblivion.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Spending Our Way Into Oblivion</title>
    <link href="http://www.usacarry.com/forums/off-topic/4718-spending-our-way-into-oblivion.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-19:/commentary/3123509</id>
    <updated>2008-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>USA Carry </name>
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In addition, two bills sponsored by Barack Obama are currently working their way through Congress: the Jubilee Act (S. 2166) would cancel as much as another $75 billion worth of Third World Debt and the Global Poverty Act (S. 2433), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usacarry.com/forums/off-topic/4718-spending-our-way-into-oblivion.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>American Daughter Media Center - Editorials &#194;&#187; Blog Archive ...</title>
    <link href="http://editorials.americandaughter.info/?p=326" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-18:/commentary/3339197</id>
    <updated>2008-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Editorials </name>
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In addition, two bills sponsored by Barack Obama are currently working their way through Congress: the Jubilee Act (S. 2166) would cancel as much as another $75 billion worth of Third World Debt and the Global Poverty Act (S. 2433), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://editorials.americandaughter.info/?p=326&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Economy &amp; Bailout: What the candidates and the economists ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AbgOK/WyY8/JXLF" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-17:/commentary/3386977</id>
    <updated>2008-10-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Care2 Political Channel </name>
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In addition, two bills sponsored by Barack Obama are currently working their way through Congress: the Jubilee Act (S. 2166) would cancel as much as another $75 billion worth of Third World Debt and the Global Poverty Act (S. 2433), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AbgOK/WyY8/JXLF&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>THE OUTRAGED SPLEEN OF ZION: The New Peoples Republic of GlowBall ...</title>
    <link href="http://babbazeesbrain.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-peoples-republic-of-glowball.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-15:/commentary/3796065</id>
    <updated>2008-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>THE OUTRAGED SPLEEN OF ZION </name>
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But the Jubilee Act (S. 2166), which is co-sponsored in the Senate by Barack Obama, has also passed the House and awaits Senate action. Republican presidential candidate John McCain is not an official sponsor of the Jubilee Act or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://babbazeesbrain.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-peoples-republic-of-glowball.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Peter Schiff: Stop paying your mortgage - use the money to buy ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.chrisknudsen.biz/627/peter-schiff-stop-paying-your-mortgage-use-the-money-to-buy-gold-and-food-and-other-interesting-tidbits/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/commentary/3123508</id>
    <updated>2008-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chris Knudsen on Life &amp;amp; Business </name>
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But the Jubilee Act (S. 2166), which is co-sponsored in the Senate by Barack Obama, has also passed the House and awaits Senate action. Republican presidential candidate John McCain is not an official sponsor of the Jubilee Act or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisknudsen.biz/627/peter-schiff-stop-paying-your-mortgage-use-the-money-to-buy-gold-and-food-and-other-interesting-tidbits/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>$920 BILLION MORE TO BAIL OUT THE WORLD</title>
    <link href="http://www.ronpaulwarroom.com/?p=14752" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/3123510</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ron Paul War Room </name>
    </author>
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Obama&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s bill passed the House and Senator Joe Biden&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Foreign Relations Committee and now awaits full Senate action. But the Jubilee Act (S. 2166), which is co-sponsored in the Senate by Barack Obama, has also passed the House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ronpaulwarroom.com/?p=14752&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>$920 Billion More to Bail Out the World</title>
    <link href="http://www.aim.org/aim-column/920-billion-more-to-bail-out-the-world/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/commentary/3339202</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Accuracy In Media </name>
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But the Jubilee Act (S. 2166), which is co-sponsored in the Senate by Barack Obama, has also passed the House and awaits Senate action. Republican presidential candidate John McCain is not an official sponsor of the Jubilee Act or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aim.org/aim-column/920-billion-more-to-bail-out-the-world/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MDG Blogging Day - Write your Representative/Senators</title>
    <link href="http://dagurreotype.blogspot.com/2008/09/mdg-blogging-day-write-your.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2892553</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>dagurreotype </name>
    </author>
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Legislation passed by the House this year and currently pending in the Senate called the Jubilee Act (S. 2166) would &#226;&#8364;&#8220; at minimal cost to the United States &#226;&#8364;&#8220; begin the process of canceling debts for well-governed poor countries that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dagurreotype.blogspot.com/2008/09/mdg-blogging-day-write-your.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Malkin: Paulson Must Be Contained | The Libertarian Party of Indiana</title>
    <link href="http://www.lpin.org/node/431" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/commentary/3339204</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Libertarian Party of Indiana </name>
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I am requesting that I be consulted before the Senate enters into any unanimous consent agreements regarding S. 2166, the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008. I objected to the previous unanimous ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lpin.org/node/431&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Michelle Malkin &#194;&#187; Why Henry Paulson must be &#226;&#8364;&#339;contained&#226;&#8364;*</title>
    <link href="http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/22/why-henry-paulson-must-be-contained/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/commentary/3339201</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michelle Malkin </name>
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S. 2166 also requires the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury to &#226;&#8364;&#339;commence immediate efforts&#226;&#8364;* within international financial institutions, such as the World Bank,&#226;&#8364;* to ensure &#226;&#8364;&#339;that the provision of debt cancellation to eligible low-income ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/22/why-henry-paulson-must-be-contained/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Why Henry Paulson must be &#226;&#8364;&#339;contained&#226;&#8364;*</title>
    <link href="http://intermexfreemarket.blogspot.com/2008/09/why-henry-paulson-must-be-contained-by.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/commentary/2875669</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>INTERMEX POWER </name>
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I am requesting that I be consulted before the Senate enters into any unanimous consent agreements regarding S. 2166, the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008. I objected to the previous unanimous ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://intermexfreemarket.blogspot.com/2008/09/why-henry-paulson-must-be-contained-by.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Yandunts: Briefly: MCC cut proposed, U.S. debt forgiveness ...</title>
    <link href="http://yandunts.blogspot.com/2008/09/briefly-mcc-cut-proposed-us-debt.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-02:/commentary/3339209</id>
    <updated>2008-09-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Yandunts </name>
    </author>
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The Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2007 (H.R. 2634/S. 2166) would make several dozen countries in the lower and lowermiddle income category, including Georgia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yandunts.blogspot.com/2008/09/briefly-mcc-cut-proposed-us-debt.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Senate Accomplishments &#194;&#171; TheZoo</title>
    <link href="http://tpzoo.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/obamas-senate-accomplishments/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-29:/commentary/3386976</id>
    <updated>2008-08-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TheZoo </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S.2166 : A bill to provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tpzoo.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/obamas-senate-accomplishments/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Religious Action Center - June 3, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://rac.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=2958" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-26:/commentary/3519317</id>
    <updated>2008-08-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Press Releases of the Religious Action... </name>
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The Jubilee Act (H.R. 2634 / S. 2166) would expand eligibility for debt cancellation to 67 countries in the developing world, and help put these countries within reach of the UN Millennium Development Goals to cut extreme poverty in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rac.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=2958&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Veterans for America Applauds Focus Given to National Guard at ...</title>
    <link href="http://coloradolawyer.blogspot.com/2008/08/veterans-for-america-applauds-focus.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-24:/commentary/2734465</id>
    <updated>2008-08-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Colorado Lawyer </name>
    </author>
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After Jeff's whistleblowing to Bob Woodruff of ABC World News Tonight, Senator Barack Obama co-sponsored a bill (S. 2166) to address stopping improper personality disorder discharges -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVLOz7xQlE0 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://coloradolawyer.blogspot.com/2008/08/veterans-for-america-applauds-focus.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com Digest - July 28, 2008 - The WashingtonWatch ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/07/28/washingtonwatchcom-digest-july-28-2008/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-27:/commentary/3339216</id>
    <updated>2008-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The WashingtonWatch.com Blog </name>
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Costs $0.61 per family. S. 2166 The Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2007 Costs $15.30 per family. H.R. 6083 To authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center Costs $0.25 per family ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/07/28/washingtonwatchcom-digest-july-28-2008/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>March with the Bishops at Lambeth TODAY!</title>
    <link href="http://e4gr.blogspot.com/2008/07/march-with-bishops-at-lambeth-today.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-23:/commentary/2551879</id>
    <updated>2008-07-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>&amp;quot;What One Can Do&amp;quot; - The Episcopalians... </name>
    </author>
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The Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Debt Cancellation (S. 2166) would continue the process of canceling the debts of dozens of poor countries around the world so that they can invest in achieving the MDGs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://e4gr.blogspot.com/2008/07/march-with-bishops-at-lambeth-today.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Action Alert: EPPN Alert - Tell The Senate To Pass The Jubilee Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-22:/commentary/3339219</id>
    <updated>2008-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CrossLeft aggregator </name>
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The Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Debt Cancellation (S. 2166) would continue the process of canceling the debts of dozens of poor countries around the world so that they can invest in achieving the MDGs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crossleft.org/node/6381&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S. 2166</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9589" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-21:/commentary/3416906</id>
    <updated>2008-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CBO's Latest 10 Documents </name>
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S. 2166. Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and. Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. on June 24, 2008. SUMMARY. S. 2166 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9589&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S. 2166, Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=9589&amp;amp;type=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-21:/commentary/2538226</id>
    <updated>2008-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CBO&amp;#39;s Latest 10 Documents </name>
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Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 24, 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=9589&amp;amp;type=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pax Christi Metro DC &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Jubilee Act Passes the House ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.paxchristimetrodc.org/2008/07/19/jubilee-act-update-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/commentary/3339207</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pax Christi Metro DC </name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;I am calling to urge Senator (Name) to support the Jubilee Act (S. 2166), which was passed by the House and passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, June 24. The Jubilee Act has bipartisan support and would expand ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paxchristimetrodc.org/2008/07/19/jubilee-act-update-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Find Rest</title>
    <link href="http://yourdailytripod.blogspot.com/2008/07/find-rest.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/commentary/2501869</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Your Daily Tripod </name>
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REASON FOR THIS ALERT: Late last month the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations passed the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008(S. 2166) with bipartisan support. The House of Representatives had ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yourdailytripod.blogspot.com/2008/07/find-rest.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Final Push Needed on Jubilee Act in the Senate! (July 14, 2008)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-13:/commentary/2491136</id>
    <updated>2008-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NicaNet </name>
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The full Senate must pass the Jubilee Act (S. 2166), and we have just over 2 weeks to go until Congress goes on a long summer recess. Our best hopes for passage of the bill in this Congress are in the next few weeks. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicanet.org/?p=522&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jubilee Act Passes the Senate Foreign Relations Committee!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-06:/commentary/2452443</id>
    <updated>2008-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MCC Washington Memo </name>
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On June 24, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation (S. 2166). The legislation was then reported for consideration to the full Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonmemo.org/2008/07/07/jubilee-act-passes-the-senate-foreign-relations-committee/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Jubilee Act</title>
    <link href="http://peace--justice.blogspot.com/2008/06/jubilee-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2402472</id>
    <updated>2008-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Peace &amp;amp; Justice </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week approved an important new debt relief bill, &amp;quot;The Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008&#226;&#8364;* (S. 2166). This bill instructs the Administration to seek an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://peace--justice.blogspot.com/2008/06/jubilee-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jubilee USA Network: Jubilee Act Passes the Senate Foreign Relations Committee!</title>
    <link href="http://concernedafricascholars.org/?p=79" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2447949</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T14:21:02Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>concernedafricascholars.org &#187; Home</name>
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    <content type="html">
 Jubilee USA Network  212 E. Capitol St., NE, Washington, DC, 20003 * www.jubileeusa ...  the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation (&lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;S.2166&lt;/strong&gt;), and reported&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://concernedafricascholars.org/?p=79&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congresspedia Preview: This Week in Congress (June 20 - 27, 2008 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.prwatch.org/node/7477" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/3339211</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Center for Media and Democracy blogs </name>
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SD-226 10:30 am; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Business meeting to consider H.R.176, H.R.2553, S.2120, S.2166, and S.3097. S-116 2:15 pm; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Business meeting to consider ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prwatch.org/node/7477&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Faith in Action | Senator Ben Cardin returned my email</title>
    <link href="http://faithinactiononline.com/2008/06/18/senator-ben-cardin-returned-my-email/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/commentary/3339213</id>
    <updated>2008-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Faith in Action </name>
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Senator Robert Casey, Jr. (D-PA) introduced S. 2166, the Jubilee Act, on October 16, 2007. The bill would cancel debt of eligible developing countries and would establish a framework for creditor transparency and responsible lending. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://faithinactiononline.com/2008/06/18/senator-ben-cardin-returned-my-email/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Help Pass the Jubilee Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.globalministries.org/news/lac/ask-your-senator-to-pass-the.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/3386981</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Global Ministries News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Action: Contact your senator today and urge them to co-sponsor the Jubilee Act (S.2166), a bipartisan bill that will expand debt cancellation for up to 24 additional impoverished countries, provided they meet criteria to ensure that the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalministries.org/news/lac/ask-your-senator-to-pass-the.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>U.S. House passes debt relief | National Catholic Reporter | Find ...</title>
    <link href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_18_44/ai_n25409045" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-24:/commentary/3339227</id>
    <updated>2008-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The Senate's bill, S. 2166, is awaiting a hearing by the Foreign Relations Committee. May 18 has been set aside as a worldwide day of prayer for the cancellation of the debt of the world's poorest countries. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_18_44/ai_n25409045&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>NicaNet &gt; Take Action: Jubilee Act Passes the House. On to the Senate!</title>
    <link href="http://www.nicanet.org/?p=485" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-11:/commentary/3836010</id>
    <updated>2008-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NicaNet </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#226;&#8364;&#339;I am calling to urge Senator ______ to support the Jubilee Act (S. 2166), which was passed by the House and had a hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, April 24. The Jubilee Act has bipartisan support and would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicanet.org/?p=485&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Wichita NAACP Blog: Action Alert: NAACP supported Jubilee Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wichitanaacpblog.com/2008/04/action-alert-naacp-supported-jubilee.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/commentary/3502264</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Wichita NAACP Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
To further address this problem, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA) and Senators Robert Casey (PA), Richard Lugar (IN), and Chris Dodd (CT) have introduced H.R. 2634 / S. 2166, the Jubilee Act, which calls for the U.S. Treasury to support ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wichitanaacpblog.com/2008/04/action-alert-naacp-supported-jubilee.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Debt Relief No Panacea, Birdsall Tells Senate Foreign Relations ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.befreeofdebtnow.com/blogs/debtrelief/8282/debt-relief-no-panacea/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/commentary/2150588</id>
    <updated>2008-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Debtrelief </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
CGD President Nancy Birdsall praised the intent of new legislation (S. 2166) to expand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.befreeofdebtnow.com/blogs/debtrelief/8282/debt-relief-no-panacea/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blog the Debt: Read Testimony from Senate Jubilee Act Issue ...</title>
    <link href="http://jubileeusa.typepad.com/blog_the_debt/2008/04/read-testimony.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/3595055</id>
    <updated>2008-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog the Debt </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate (S. 2166), where the bill enjoys strong bipartisan support and 26 co-sponsors. A Senate hearing on the Jubilee Act (S. 2166) was Thursday, April 24 at 2 pm in Washington, DC. To...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jubileeusa.typepad.com/blog_the_debt/2008/04/read-testimony.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Global Development: Views from the Center: Debt Relief No Panacea ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.cgdev.org/globaldevelopment/2008/04/debt_relief_no_panacea_birdsal.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/3339217</id>
    <updated>2008-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Global Development: Views from the Center </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
CGD President Nancy Birdsall praised the intent of new legislation (S. 2166) to expand debt relief to additional poor countries, but cautioned against the bill in its current form last week at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.cgdev.org/globaldevelopment/2008/04/debt_relief_no_panacea_birdsal.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Debt Relief No Panacea, Birdsall Tells Senate Foreign Relations ...</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.cgdev.org/~r/cgd/blogs/vfc/~3/279556194/debt_relief_no_panacea_birdsal.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/2126217</id>
    <updated>2008-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Global Development: Views from the Center </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
CGD President Nancy Birdsall praised the intent of new legislation (S. 2166) to expand debt relief to additional poor countries, but cautioned against the bill in its current form last week at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.cgdev.org/~r/cgd/blogs/vfc/~3/279556194/debt_relief_no_panacea_birdsal.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bread for the World-New Mexico: Voting Records Matter</title>
    <link href="http://breadnm.blogspot.com/2008/04/voting-records-matter.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-26:/commentary/3339221</id>
    <updated>2008-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bread for the World-New Mexico </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate (S. 2166), where the bill enjoys strong bipartisan support and 26 co-sponsors. A Senate hearing on the Jubilee Act (S. 2166) was Thursday, April 24. As of that date, Sens. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://breadnm.blogspot.com/2008/04/voting-records-matter.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Watch the Jubilee Act Issue Hearing in the Senate Today at 2 pm</title>
    <link href="http://jubileeusa.typepad.com/blog_the_debt/2008/04/watch-the-jubil.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2107210</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog the Debt </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate (S. 2166), where the bill enjoys strong bipartisan support and 26 co-sponsors. A Senate hearing on the Jubilee Act (S. 2166) is scheduled for Thursday, April 24 at 2 pm in Dirksen ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jubileeusa.typepad.com/blog_the_debt/2008/04/watch-the-jubil.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Half-Hour for Haiti: Jubilee Act Halfway There!</title>
    <link href="http://blog.ijdh.org/haiti_justiceblog/2008/04/half-hour-for-2.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-20:/commentary/2086388</id>
    <updated>2008-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Haiti Justice Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Jubilee Act is quickly going before the Senate- the Foreign Relations Committee will take it up the Senate version of the bill, S. 2166, Thursday, April 24. Ten of the twenty one members of the Committee are already co-sponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.ijdh.org/haiti_justiceblog/2008/04/half-hour-for-2.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NicaNet &gt; House of Representatives Passes Jubilee Act!</title>
    <link href="http://www.nicanet.org/?p=477" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/commentary/3865296</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NicaNet </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate (S. 2166), where the bill enjoys strong bi-partisan support and 26 co-sponsors. A hearing on the Senate companion to the Jubilee Act will be held in the Senate Foreign Relations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nicanet.org/?p=477&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | House Passes Jubilee Debt Relief, Battle Shifts ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/04/18/house-passes-jubilee-debt-relief-battle-shifts-to-senate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/commentary/3386979</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AFL-CIO Weblog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate version of the bill (S. 2166) has 26 co-sponsors. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on the bill April 24. Click here and scroll down the page to find out how to call and urge your senators to support ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/04/18/house-passes-jubilee-debt-relief-battle-shifts-to-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Jubilee Debt Relief, Battle Shifts to Senate</title>
    <link href="http://www.4ibew.com/2008/04/18/house-passes-jubilee-debt-relief-battle-shifts-to-senate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/commentary/2086389</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Labor Union Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate version of the bill (S. 2166) has 26 co-sponsors. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on the bill April 24. Click here and scroll down the page to find out how to call and urge your senators to support ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.4ibew.com/2008/04/18/house-passes-jubilee-debt-relief-battle-shifts-to-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Stuck in the Middle of Partisan Debt ...</title>
    <link href="http://irannuclearwatch.blogspot.com/2008/04/iran-stuck-in-middle-of-partisan-debt.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/3502263</id>
    <updated>2008-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Iran Nuclear Watch </name>
    </author>
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House Financial Services ranking member Spencer Bachus (R-AL) said &#226;&#8364;&#339;I would be stunned if [President Bush] did anything but sign it.&#226;&#8364;* The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is planning a hearing on the companion bill, S. 2166 on April ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irannuclearwatch.blogspot.com/2008/04/iran-stuck-in-middle-of-partisan-debt.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ONE Applauds House for Passing the Jubilee Act &#194;&#171; Database of Press ...</title>
    <link href="http://appablog.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/one-applauds-house-for-passing-the-jubilee-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/3339226</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Database of Press Releases related to Africa </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s counterpart in the Senate (S. 2166) was introduced by Senators Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Richard Lugar of Indiana and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut in October 2007. They joined the three original cosponsors, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appablog.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/one-applauds-house-for-passing-the-jubilee-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Churches, development advocates praise Congress&#226;&#8364;&#8482; passage of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3736.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/3339222</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>What's New on the BIC Site </name>
    </author>
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Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate (S. 2166), where the bill enjoys strong bi-partisan support and 26 co-sponsors. A hearing on the Senate companion to the Jubilee Act will be held in the Senate Foreign Relations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3736.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>house of representatives to vote on jubilee act on tuesday, april 15</title>
    <link href="http://wwwi-wonder-as-i-wander.blogspot.com/2008/04/house-of-representatives-to-vote-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-11:/commentary/2072447</id>
    <updated>2008-04-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>i wonder as i wander </name>
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... an amendment that was attached to the bill in the final minutes of the floor debate which prohibits eligibility for countries with business interests in Iran. A Senate hearing on the Jubilee Act (S. 2166) is scheduled for April 24.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wwwi-wonder-as-i-wander.blogspot.com/2008/04/house-of-representatives-to-vote-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Reject Jubilee</title>
    <link href="http://theresmytwocents.blogspot.com/2008/04/reject-jubilee.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-06:/commentary/2019033</id>
    <updated>2008-04-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>There&amp;#39;s My Two Cents </name>
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Then feel free to follow the links above, or call your Senators (the Senate version is S.2166) and Rep to let them know what you think of these actions. In my opinion, we&amp;#39;ve got enough financial issues of our own that we don&amp;#39;t need to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theresmytwocents.blogspot.com/2008/04/reject-jubilee.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ONE &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Jubilee Passes The House</title>
    <link href="http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/04/jubilee-passes-the-house/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-03:/commentary/3339224</id>
    <updated>2008-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ONE </name>
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Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate (S. 2166); a hearing on the Senate companion to the Jubilee Act has been set for April 24 at 2 p.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Rm. 419. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/04/jubilee-passes-the-house/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>22 Co-sponsors in the Senate!</title>
    <link href="http://jubileeusa.typepad.com/blog_the_debt/2008/02/22-co-sponsors.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-25:/commentary/1670096</id>
    <updated>2008-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog the Debt </name>
    </author>
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Senator Claire McCaskill signed on to the Jubilee Act (S. 2166), bringing our Senate co-sponsors to 22! 0108callcongressja.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jubileeusa.typepad.com/blog_the_debt/2008/02/22-co-sponsors.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PZN - President Bush and Africa&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Debt: Who Owes Whom?</title>
    <link href="http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/46219" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-18:/commentary/3339218</id>
    <updated>2008-02-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pambazuka News :Comment &amp; analysis </name>
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To enhance his legacy in this area, President Bush could announce his support for the bi-partisan Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending (S. 2166 / H. 2634) which addresses many of the aforementioned elements of the unfinished agenda on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/46219&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>What Does Africa Owe?</title>
    <link href="http://hearts4africa.webs.com/hearts4africablog.htm?blogentryid=2978283" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-17:/commentary/1647581</id>
    <updated>2008-02-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HEARTS 4 AFRICA </name>
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To enhance his legacy in this area, President Bush could announce his support for the bi-partisan Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending (S. 2166 / H. 2634). This bill, currently pending in Congress, addresses many of the elements of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hearts4africa.webs.com/hearts4africablog.htm?blogentryid=2978283&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>[national-africa-network] Take Action Today for African Debt ...</title>
    <link href="http://debt-genie.blogspot.com/2008/01/national-africa-network-take-action.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-03:/commentary/1435892</id>
    <updated>2008-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Debt Genie </name>
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Please ask your Senator to co-sponsor S. 2166; the Senate version of the Jubilee Act. Increasing bi-partisan Senate co-sponsorship will support the House bill and send a strong message to the Bush Administration that debt cancellation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://debt-genie.blogspot.com/2008/01/national-africa-network-take-action.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Holidayjubilee1207 This is the perfect time to send a holiday card ...</title>
    <link href="http://jubileeusa.typepad.com/blog_the_debt/2007/12/this-is-the-per.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-06:/commentary/1382681</id>
    <updated>2007-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog the Debt </name>
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Wish them and their staff a happy holiday and encourage them to co-sponsor the Jubilee Act (HR 2634 and S.2166). We&amp;#39;ve created some ready cards and suggested text below for your season&amp;#39;s greeting. Or don&amp;#39;t use ours and design your own. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jubileeusa.typepad.com/blog_the_debt/2007/12/this-is-the-per.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.2634 Jubilee Act for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2634/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/commentary/3375114</id>
    <updated>2007-11-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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The Senate version, (S.2166) was introduced by Sen. Casey (D-PA), Sen. Lugar (R-IN) and Sen. Dodd (D-CT). ... Was this article useful? Yes or No. Source: Pecanpii's Weblog. Did you find this article useful? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2634/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Episcopal Life Online - NEWS</title>
    <link href="http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91303_ENG_HTM.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-23:/commentary/3801861</id>
    <updated>2007-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Episcopal Life Online </name>
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Duracin and Curry spoke as part of an October 16 Jubilee USA prayer breakfast for Members of Congress and their staffs -- a celebration of the introduction of bipartisan House and Senate bills (H.R. 2634 and S. 2166) that would cancel ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91303_ENG_HTM.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Jubilee Act (S.2166) Senate Version Available Online</title>
    <link href="http://jubileeusa.typepad.com/blog_the_debt/2007/10/jubilee-act-s21.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-22:/commentary/1269022</id>
    <updated>2007-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog the Debt </name>
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The Jubilee Act has been introduced in the Senate and the bill language is now available online. Read it here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jubileeusa.typepad.com/blog_the_debt/2007/10/jubilee-act-s21.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - S. 2166, The Jubilee Act for Responsible ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200507824.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/commentary/3914081</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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US Congress: S. 2166, The Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200507824.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>I called our Senators Boxer and Feinstein</title>
    <link href="http://ryanltownsend.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-called-our-senators-boxer-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/commentary/1241530</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the living room </name>
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SO, it seems that the least I could do would be to out aside my discomfort momentarily and encourage Senators Boxer and Feinstein to support the Jubilee Act, S.2166. Thanks to the ONE campaign the process was relatively painless, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ryanltownsend.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-called-our-senators-boxer-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A billion people around the world live in extreme poverty. They ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ourplanetourlife.com/?p=17" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/commentary/1241529</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>our planet, our life </name>
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Let&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s lend them ours. On this Global Day of Action Against Poverty, take a minute, make a call, and help to save their lives. Please co-sponsor the Jubilee Act (S.2166 / HR2634) so that impoverished countries [...]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ourplanetourlife.com/?p=17&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Global Day of Action Against Poverty</title>
    <link href="http://congregation.typepad.com/pcom_college/2007/10/global-day-of-a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/commentary/1241528</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>coffee talk </name>
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As a constituent and member of the ONE campaign, I urge you to co-sponsor the Jubilee Act, S.2166 / HR2634. The Jubilee Act provides for greater responsibility in lending and expands debt cancellation for impoverished countries that owe ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congregation.typepad.com/pcom_college/2007/10/global-day-of-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>S. 2166, A bill to provide for greater responsibility in lending ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2166.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/commentary/1241609</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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S. 2166 would provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2166.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: S. 2166: A bill to provide for greater ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-2166" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/commentary/1241525</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
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Robert Casey [D-PA] introduced S. 2166: A bill to provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-2166&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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