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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/person/atom_news/400010_spencer_bachus" rel="self"/>
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  <updated>2008-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/400010</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Bachus warns rough stock market ride ahead</title>
    <link href="http://www.al.com/business/birminghamnews/news.ssf?/base/business/12237129374510.xml&amp;amp;coll=2" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-11:/commentary/3005671</id>
    <updated>2008-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Birmingham News - al.com,&amp;nbsp;AL</name>
    </author>
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US Rep. Spencer Bachus told Birmingham business leaders it will take a few more weeks before the economic rescue plan approved by Congress begins to  help ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.al.com/business/birminghamnews/news.ssf?/base/business/12237129374510.xml&amp;coll=2"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne Sends Open Letter to President Bush</title>
    <link href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/overstock-ceo-patrick-byrne-sends/story.aspx?guid=%7BEEA800B4-FAD6-41EC-9453-ADE0D72057E9%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-10:/commentary/3005673</id>
    <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MarketWatch</name>
    </author>
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... Speaker of the House of Representatives Representative Barney Frank, Chairman, House Committee on Financial Services Representative Spencer Bachus, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/overstock-ceo-patrick-byrne-sends/story.aspx?guid=%7BEEA800B4-FAD6-41EC-9453-ADE0D72057E9%7D&amp;dist=hppr"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Three suburban Republicans make list for financial sector backing</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/717" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/commentary/3005674</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chicago Daily Herald,&amp;nbsp;IL</name>
    </author>
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Alabama Rep. Spencer Bachus, the committee's highest-ranking Republican, has brought in slightly more than Frank, at $835000, but that makes up 70 percent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/717"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Reporter's Notebook: Particle Politics</title>
    <link href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,435183,00.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/commentary/3005672</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FOXNews</name>
    </author>
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Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL), the top Republican on the House Financial Service Committee, was part of the negotiations and appeared to be representing House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,435183,00.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Damn bailout, pass the mojitos</title>
    <link href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view/2008_10_07__Damn_bailout__pass_the_mojitos/srvc=home&amp;amp;position=5" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/commentary/2980101</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Boston Herald,&amp;nbsp;United States</name>
    </author>
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Barney Frank (D-Newton), chairman of  the House Financial Services Committee, and Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.),  ranking minority member. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view/2008_10_07__Damn_bailout__pass_the_mojitos/srvc=home&amp;position=5"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Frank looks ahead to the next step</title>
    <link href="http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/10/07/frank_looks_ahead_to_the_next_step" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/commentary/2971961</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Boston Globe,&amp;nbsp;United States</name>
    </author>
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In response to Frank's comments, US Representative Spencer Bachus of Alabama, the ranking Republican on the Financial Services Committee, said it's not the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/10/07/frank_looks_ahead_to_the_next_step"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Damn bailout, pass the mojitos</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/~3/413432925/view.bg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/commentary/2971976</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Boston Herald</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...him and his Rules colleagues were Rep. Barney Frank (D-Newton), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), ranking minority member. Bachus was pleading to allow the bill - now estimated at closer to $1 trillion&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/~3/413432925/view.bg"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Registering felons to vote stirs both political parties</title>
    <link href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081005/NEWS02/810050345" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-05:/commentary/2971973</id>
    <updated>2008-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Montgomery Advertiser,&amp;nbsp;AL</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The others included Riley and US Rep. Spencer Bachus of Vestavia Hills. Attorney General Troy King, who was chair of the McCain 2008 Alabama campaign, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081005/NEWS02/810050345"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Half-baked plans, strategies anchor Bush&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s legacy</title>
    <link href="http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20081005/NEWS/810050271/1214/SPORTS04?Title=Half_baked_plans__strategies_anchor_Bush_s_legacy_" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-05:/commentary/2971963</id>
    <updated>2008-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tuscaloosa News (subscription),&amp;nbsp;AL</name>
    </author>
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US Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., who had been among the key negotiators on the original bailout proposal, expressed dismay when he learned that the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20081005/NEWS/810050271/1214/SPORTS04?Title=Half_baked_plans__strategies_anchor_Bush_s_legacy_"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Registering felons to vote stirs both political parties</title>
    <link href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081005/NEWS02/810050345/1009/rss04" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-05:/commentary/2958005</id>
    <updated>2008-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Montgomery Advertiser</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...Ward was listed as one of only three au&#173;thorized spokesmen in Alabama for McCain. The others included Riley and U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus of Vestavia Hills. Attor&#173;ney General Troy King, who was chair of the McCain 2008 Alaba&#173;ma campaign, was not on th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081005/NEWS02/810050345/1009/rss04"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bush Signs Bank Rescue to End `Threat to Economy' (Update1)</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&amp;amp;sid=ad4VH6tMLj9Y&amp;amp;refer=news" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-04:/commentary/2971969</id>
    <updated>2008-10-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Representative Spencer Bachus said that out of ``prudence'' Congress should appropriate only the $50 billion a month the Treasury could distribute this year ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&amp;sid=ad4VH6tMLj9Y&amp;refer=news"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bailout Bill Faces House Vote, Again</title>
    <link href="http://www.wnbc.com/save-money/17613979/detail.html?rss=ny&amp;amp;psp=money" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2980102</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WNBC New York</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...also changed to a likely "no." A handful of Republicans who voted for it on Monday now appear less likely to do so. Rep. Spencer Bachus of Alabama denounced what he calls a "rush to judgment." He said Congress should approve just a fraction of the money&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wnbc.com/save-money/17613979/detail.html?rss=ny&amp;psp=money"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bush Hails Passage Of $700 Billion Financial Rescue Plan; Pledges ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rttnews.com/Content/AllEconomicNews.aspx?Node=B2&amp;amp;Id=731031" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2971974</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RTT News,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) and ranking member Spencer Bachus (R-AL) as representatives to whom he is "especially ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rttnews.com/Content/AllEconomicNews.aspx?Node=B2&amp;Id=731031"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bailout Bill Passes Despite Pleas To Remove Pork</title>
    <link href="http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/1008/558669.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2971971</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KTUL,&amp;nbsp;OK</name>
    </author>
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Representatives Spencer Bachus of Alabama and Brad Sherman of California were vocal in their outrage of the projects with Bachus calling the bill a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/1008/558669.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US House Begins Voting on Revised $700  Billion Plan (Update2)</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=aXjLv.otrOgA&amp;amp;refer=home" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2971970</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Representative Spencer Bachus, an Alabama Republican who  supported the earlier bailout plan, called the Senate version ``a travesty. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aXjLv.otrOgA&amp;refer=home"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Financial-Rescue Bill Gains Support Before House Vote (Update2)</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&amp;amp;sid=a_lZhQlLXu50&amp;amp;refer=europe" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2971968</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Representative Spencer Bachus, an Alabama Republican who  supported the earlier bailout plan, called the Senate version ``a travesty,'' saying in an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&amp;sid=a_lZhQlLXu50&amp;refer=europe"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Alabama delegation favors bailout plan 6-1</title>
    <link href="http://www.whnt.com/Global/story.asp?S=9120680&amp;amp;nav=menu108_1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2971965</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WHNT,&amp;nbsp;AL</name>
    </author>
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Spencer Bachus of Birmingham, Jo Bonner of Mobile,  Terry Everett of Rehobeth and Mike Rogers of Saks. Alabama's two Republican senators, Jeff Sessions and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.whnt.com/Global/story.asp?S=9120680&amp;nav=menu108_1"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>&#226;&#8364;&#162; US Rep. Spencer Bachus reconsidering his vote on economic bailout</title>
    <link href="http://www.al.com/politics/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/122303432771410.xml&amp;amp;coll=2" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2971960</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>al.com,&amp;nbsp;AL</name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON - US Rep. Spencer Bachus on Thursday threatened to switch sides and oppose the $700 billion economic rescue package unless it were changed to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.al.com/politics/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/122303432771410.xml&amp;coll=2"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bailout Bill Faces House Vote, Again</title>
    <link href="http://www.koat.com/save-money/17613979/detail.html?rss=alb&amp;amp;psp=nationalnews" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2958006</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KOAT</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...also changed to a likely "no." A handful of Republicans who voted for it on Monday now appear less likely to do so. Rep. Spencer Bachus of Alabama denounced what he calls a "rush to judgment." He said Congress should approve just a fraction of the money&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.koat.com/save-money/17613979/detail.html?rss=alb&amp;psp=nationalnews"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bailout Bill Faces House Vote, Again</title>
    <link href="http://www.clickondetroit.com/save-money/17613979/detail.html?rss=det&amp;amp;psp=money" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2954971</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WDIV</name>
    </author>
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...also changed to a likely "no." A handful of Republicans who voted for it on Monday now appear less likely to do so. Rep. Spencer Bachus of Alabama denounced what he calls a "rush to judgment." He said Congress should approve just a fraction of the money&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.clickondetroit.com/save-money/17613979/detail.html?rss=det&amp;psp=money"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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