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Obama’s message to Filipino Americans

In addition, view an Obama letter re: Filipino American History Month here http://my.barackobama.com/AAPIFilipinoLetter

Updated text of $700bn bail-out plan

Speaker Pelosi revealed the latest revision of the proposed Wall Street bail-out plan earlier today, ahead of the start of foreign stock markets. Read the emergency-economic-stabilization-act-of-2008 here.

Text of draft bail-out proposal

For those who are curious, here’s a draft version of the bail-out previously published by CNN and The NY Times: LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR TREASURY AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE MORTGAGE-RELATED ASSETS Section 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as ____________________. Sec. 2. Purchases of Mortgage-Related Assets. (a) Authority to Purchase.–The Secretary is authorized to purchase, … Continue reading »

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O’Neill: Bush Doesn’t Understand Crisis, ‘It Shows’ The President’s Former Treasury Secretary Speaks Out About $700 Billion Bailout By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ ABC NEWS Business Unit  Sept. 25, 2008   Former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill said today that our nation’s leaders — especially President Bush — are “in a panic” and haven’t thought through the $700 … Continue reading »

Bail out nears approval

Lawmakers Agree on Outline of Bailout By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN The NEW YORK TIMES Published: September 25, 2008   WASHINGTON — House and Senate negotiators from both parties said Thursday that they had reached general agreement to move forward with the administration’s proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial system, authorizing unprecedented government intervention to … Continue reading »

A day of protest meets Wall Street and bail-out deliberations

Bailout foes plan day of protests: Grassroots groups and online activists rally against the proposed taxpayer rescue of Wall Street   Yahoo! Buzz DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Subscribe to Economy feed://rss.cnn.com/rss/money_news_economy.rss Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS (close) By Ben Rooney, CNNMoney.com … Continue reading »

The Philippines: Dealing with a warmer world

Balancing between fuel and food   By Jesus F. Llanto, abs-cbnNEWS.com, Newsbreak | 09/23/2008 10:04 AM   In some areas in the country, farmers who have abandoned planting coconut and cassava are now cultivating these crops again because of  increasing demand for biofuels.Governor Rolando Yebes of Zamboanga del Norte said that farmers in his region … Continue reading »

Latest on Pacquiao v dela Hoya fight, Dec 6

Arum: Left-handed Pacquiao to pose problems for de la Hoya   By DENNIS GASGONIA, abs-cbnNEWS.com | 09/10/2008 12:01 AM   Manny Pacquiao’s fighting stance will pose a “very big problem” for international boxing superstar Oscar de la Hoya when they meet inside the ring in Las Vegas, Nevada come December 6. Top Rank executive promoter … Continue reading »

Know your voter status

A public service message from Charmaine Manansala via email sent Sept 22: “Now there’s an easy way to learn your status and get registered. Our new one-stop voter registration site, VoteForChange.com, lets you do it all: check your registration status, register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and find your early voting site or polling … Continue reading »

RP economists watchful of own potential “Fannie Mae”

RP won’t follow US subprime mess LALA RIMANDO, abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak | 09/13/2008 3:44 AM The newly bailed out US housing firms, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have a Philippine version: the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC). Since Fannie and Freddie hit rock bottom following the US subprime housing mess, inevitably, there are questions on whether … Continue reading »

Once again, the sun rises from the East

Power to rise from the East Caroline J. Howard, ABS-CBN News | 09/20/2008 3:14 AM When the dust over the ongoing US financial chaos eventually clears, Asian countries may end up getting back the glory that they lost to the West 200 years ago. Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public … Continue reading »

Get involved: A calendar of API voter mobilization events

Community leader, Betsy Kim, AAPI Vote Deputy Director for Obama for America sent this info. I share it with all of you. Please pass on.    FLORIDA 1) Women’s Rally for the Change We Need with Barack Obama Date: Friday, September 19, 2008 Time: Doors open at 9:30 am, Program begins at 11:45 am Details: … Continue reading »

Reframe, refocus: A video on what is important

Thought provoking PBS interview with Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, on the key issues in this presidential electon. Watch it here http://www.pbs.org/vote2008/video/2008/09/going_forward.html

Fact Check: Gov. Sarah Palin’s background

For more details, click http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=27200 Current Office: Governor First Elected: 11/07/2006 Last Elected: 11/07/2006   Background Information Gender: Female Family: Husband, Todd 5 Children: Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper, Trig. Birth Date: 02/11/1964 Birthplace: Sandpoint, ID Home City: Wasilla, AK Religion: [left blank]   Education: BA, Communications/Journalism, University of Idaho, 1987. Professional Experience: Media Utilities. Political Experience: Governor, … Continue reading »

Reframe, refocus: Full text of Obama’s acceptance speech

To cleanse your brain of the inane “lipstick on a pig” faux controversy, and revisit WHAT IS IMPORTANT in this election year, just click and read obama-acceptance-speech Details of true change in a Democratic administration are laid out for us in this speech. It didn’t get as much play as the previous speeches, especially the one on race, but … Continue reading »

A call to all liberals: HAVE MORE COJONES!!!

    In troubled parts of the world, in whichever period you dare to look, one thing is consistent: the dictatorship of anti-intellectualism. Many leaders fetishize “resolve” and “quick action” at the expense of sound analysis and evidence-based decision-making.   And those who do this “fetishize-ing” do so to overcompensate for their insecurity, to hide … Continue reading »

Re: McCain/Palin shotgun wedding

Click & read: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/opinion/07rich.html?em

Policy battle lines: Obama vs McCain

Click the link below for a Wall Street Journal comparison of Obama’s and McCain’s positions on: 1) Immigration 2) Trade 3) Taxes 4) Healthcare 5) Energy 6) Social Issues 7) Iraq etc., etc. http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-STAKES08.html

The Right has never been so Wrong…

  Bully politics – that’s the underlying Republican campaign strategy. It is the clear Republican modus operandi against the Democrats, and in particular, against Sen. Obama. It is a type of politicking fueled by the arrogance of power and wealth, contempt for substance and new thinking.   As we all know, bullying can begin as … Continue reading »

Gov. Palin’s acceptance speech, Sept 3, 2008

There’s no hiding it. The Republican strategy for clinching the November election will be one of derision, lies, personal attacks and small-time politics. Last night’s RNC event reminded me of so many high school rallies of years past to elect student government officers for my old high school, Independence High School in Northern CA. The booing. The … Continue reading »

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