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October 10, 2008 Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) On Bailout

STATEMENT OF US SENATOR BYRON DORGAN“Providing a $700 billion financial rescue plan without requiring reform and regulation of the financial markets is a serious mistake. That is exactly what this legislation does. ...

October 10, 2008 Why Isn't There More Talk About This?

said Senator Byron Dorgan, of North Dakota. "To get an answer to this important question, I requested that the US Geological Survey complete this study, which will provide an up-to-date estimate on the amount of technically recoverable ...

October 10, 2008 BAILOUT/CRASH PREDICTED BY SENATOR in 1999 - NO ONE LISTENS!

“This bill will, in my judgment, raise the likelihood of future massive taxpayer bailouts. …if you want to gamble, go to Las Vegas. If you want to trade in derivatives, God bless you.” North Dakota Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan - in ...

October 09, 2008 More Nukes to Pakistan?

In the words of Senator Byron Dorgan, “[The] message is you can misuse American nuclear technology and secretly develop nuclear weapons, you can test those weapons, you can build a nuclear arsenal in defiance of UN resolution and you ...

October 09, 2008 Letter to the editor: Dorgan doing the right thing with Senate ...

I'm really pleased to see that Sen. Byron Dorgan, DN.D., is continuing to hold Senate hearings similar to what President Harry Truman did during World War II with the "Truman Commission." Truman's group exposed billions of dollars in ...

October 08, 2008 US-India nuclear deal opens Pandora's box

Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) addressed a major discrepancy between the 2006 Hyde Act, which stipulated the agreement would be terminated if India tests nuclear weapons, and Bush’s current version of the deal, which did not have these ...

October 08, 2008 Town hall

Sen. Byron Dorgan said in Jamestown Tuesday he believes the economy will recover, but it won't be painless. Area residents filled the City Council chambers and asked questions mostly centered on the economy, the bailout of financial ...

October 08, 2008 National And International Headlines For October 2 - Palin (r, Alaska)

Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota said the agreement would encourage nuclear production worldwide, because it effectively rewards India for developing nukes outside the treaty. Sen. Byron Dorgan: “The bill before us will ...

October 07, 2008 Dorgan: ND universities, businesses get $532 million since '02 ...

Joined in Grand Forks by leaders of some of the area's premier research institutions, US Sen. Byron Dorgan today announced that North Dakota universities and businesses have now received $532 million in federal funding through his Red ...

October 06, 2008 Commentary: Yergin Sees Clear Road Ahead For More Fuel-Efficient Cars

Over the last few months, the Council had worked with Democrat Byron Dorgan and Republican Larry Craig to draft legislation that embodies many of these principles. “Improved security,” said Admiral Blair, “will require greater ...

October 06, 2008 What People are Saying

But don't take my word for it. Just see what these other Washington celebs are saying about me. . . "I fully endorse Kermit Faye. Wait was the name again?" -- Sen. Byron Dorgan. "Who?" -- Manny Acta, Manager, Washington Nationals. .

October 06, 2008 Finally A Little Progress

Sen. Byron Dorgan’s Tribal Law & Order Act now has 12 sponsors, including Baucus, Tester & Biden. It falls well short of a full restoration of sovereignty over criminal jurisdiction, but given the epidemic of white-on-native violence, ...

October 06, 2008 What price, carbon?

At a panel on GHG policy in Washington, congressional staffers for Sen. Byron Dorgan (DN.D.) and Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) conceded that the RGGI auction -- and specifically, the $40 million raised for the northeastern states -- will ...

October 05, 2008 Tribal historic preservation officers lay out priorities for new ...

As of late September, Sen. Byron Dorgan, DN.D., was set to call for a report and study by the US Government Accountability Office to explore federal government compliance and enforcement of the law. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, ...

October 04, 2008 McCain’s problems is offense

In some of these spots, Obama’s image is juxtaposed to that of Senators no swing voter will recognize - Byron Dorgan, Chuck Schumer. And only the first half of the latest GOP spot is devoted to Obama’s tax cutting habits. ...

October 04, 2008 Browse Alert: Bailing

Andrew Leonard: Byron Dorgan's warning about risk [10-02]. Quotes Senator Dorgan (D-ND) from nine years ago, when he opposed the Phil Gramm-led repeal of Glass-Steagall's separation of commercial and investment banking. ...

October 03, 2008 More Nukes to Pakistan?

In the words of Senator Byron Dorgan,. "[The] message is you can misuse American nuclear technology and secretly develop nuclear weapons, you can test those weapons, you can build a nuclear arsenal in defiance of UN resolution and you ...

October 03, 2008 Prescience Or Dumb Luck?

First, Sen. Dorgan: "Byron Dorgan’s Crystal Ball. By Lagan Sebert on Oct 01, 2008. 0 Comments. In 1999 Congress passed the Financial Modernization Act, which allowed banks, insurance companies and investment houses to merge. ...

October 03, 2008 Sen. Byron Dorgan, DN.D.: Plan hurts prudent and helps profligate

I will not vote for a plan that I believe fails to address the central cause of this crisis: unregulated financial markets that hide the unbelievable speculation and reckless investments by some major financial institutions, ...

October 03, 2008 US Senate Passes Nuke Deal With India: A nonproliferation disaster

"(W)e are taking apart the basic architecture of nuclear nonproliferation that has served us for many decades," warned Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan just before the measure passed by a 86-13 margin Wednesday evening. ...

October 03, 2008 Bill Clinton reminds me why I voted for Nader in 2000

As Nader and folks like me recognized at the time, and a few brave Democrats like Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) understood, investment houses take risks in lending money to start ups and people on the edge. Banks are supposed to be far ...

October 02, 2008 US backs India proliferation

Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota said the agreement would encourage nuclear production worldwide, because it effectively rewards India for developing nukes outside the treaty. Sen. Byron Dorgan: "The bill before us will ...

October 02, 2008 Today On The Ed Schultz Show

Lawrence O’Donnell of MSNBC joins the 2nd hour of Today’s show to discuss the Vice-Presidential debate. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-ND, joins the 3rd hour of Today’s show to discuss the financial rescue package that passed the Senate 74-25. ...

October 02, 2008 tom coburn tom cole

WASHINGTON -- Sen tom coburn . Tom Coburn just announced in a speech on the Senate floor that he would vote for the financial rescue plan tonight. I plan on voting for this bill," Coburn, R-Muskogee, said tom coburn byron dorgan. ...

October 02, 2008 Giving Away The Crown Jewels, And For What?

Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, called the deal a “grievous mistake” that would reward rogue behavior. “We have said to India with this agreement: ‘You can misuse American nuclear technology and secretly develop nuclear

October 02, 2008 Union Encourages Teachers To Campaign For Obama In The Classroom

...and dising... WOOF: At the same time silver peaked at about $50 in the 80's gold was like... Tom R.: Al was born in 1943. Byron Dorgan was born in 1942 & Wayne Sanstead was... realitybasedbob: Ummmm...that Zogby link has Barry Hussein Obama up 234 -

October 02, 2008 FUD wins a round

Both Maryland senators voted for the bill; “nays” included Russ Feingold, Bernie Sanders, Jon Tester, and Byron Dorgan. The bill was folded into a mental health bill, explaining the startling name “Paul Wellstone Mental Health and ...

October 02, 2008 Opening the Day: Bailout Fiasco, Palin Debate on Deck - John Mccain

This is Byron Dorgan arguing against the Financial Modernization Act in 1999, the act that repealed much of Glass-Steagal and set the stage for today’s crisis. He literally says, in 1999, that in ten years we’ll look back and regret ...

October 02, 2008 Opening the Day: Bailout Fiasco, Palin Debate on Deck

This is Byron Dorgan arguing against the Financial Modernization Act in 1999, the act that repealed much of Glass-Steagal and set the stage for today's crisis. He literally says, in 1999, that in ten years we'll look back and regret ...

October 02, 2008 American News Project

Senator Byron Dorgan's uncanny ability to predict the future. http://newsproject.org/node/135 • An economist eludes to the banking elites getting all of the gains from the bailout. http://newsproject.org/node/136 ...