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Stany Zjednoczone - USA

700 billion dollar bailout bill signed into law

3 października 2008 @polishnews Możliwość komentowania 700 billion dollar bailout bill signed into law została wyłączona

House of Representatives The House of Representatives passed the 700 billion dollar bailout bill on Friday. 263 House members voted in favor of the plan and 171 voted against it. President George W. Bush quickly signed the bill into law saying „By coming together on this legislation, we have acted boldly to prevent the crisis on Wall Street from becoming a crisis in communities across our country,”

The plan was approved by Senate earlier this week on Wednesday; it was rejected earlier on Monday by the House of Representatives mainly due to voters criticizing it.

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Stany Zjednoczone - USA

N.Y. Polish American Congress ends 2008 Voters Drive with Long Island Blitz

3 października 2008 @polishnews Możliwość komentowania N.Y. Polish American Congress ends 2008 Voters Drive with Long Island Blitz została wyłączona

The Downstate N.Y. Polish American Congress sent several of its mobile registration units to four different Long Island locations to close its 2008 Voter Registration Drive by the target date of September 28th.
[caption id="attachment_27122" align="alignnone" width="580"]Photo by Polish American Congress Photo by Polish American Congress[/caption]

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University of Illinois
Chicago

UIC Receives $10 Million Gift for Polish Studies

3 października 2008 @polishnews Możliwość komentowania UIC Receives $10 Million Gift for Polish Studies została wyłączona

A $10 million gift to the University of Illinois at Chicago to enhance studies in Polish history, language and literature will transform the study of that country and its culture in the city with the largest Polish population outside of Warsaw.

The donation, a bequest from the late Romuald Hejna, is the second-largest gift from an individual that UIC has ever received and the biggest single gift to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Hejna’s bequest will create two chairs in the history of Poland and one chair in Polish language and literature.

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Stany Zjednoczone - USA

Vice Presidential Debate short summary

3 października 2008 @polishnews Możliwość komentowania Vice Presidential Debate short summary została wyłączona

mic The debate between two candidates for Vice Presidents Joe Biden and Sarah Palin was hosted at St. Louis University on Friday. The key issues discussed during the debate were the war in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the economic crisis in the US.

The first part of the debate was devoted to the US financial crisis that has been the number one burden for the American people in the recent weeks.

Sarah Palin claimed that the result of such financial crisis was the greediness of Wall Street bankers as well as US Congress overlooking Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac approving home loans to people unable to prove their credit worthiness.

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Senate
Stany Zjednoczone - USA

Senate approves the 700 billion financial bailout plan

2 października 2008 @polishnews Możliwość komentowania Senate approves the 700 billion financial bailout plan została wyłączona

Senate The bailout plan rejected earlier this Monday, has been approved by the US Senate.  The bill passed Wednesday (local time) evening by the majority of vote 74 to 25. 40 Democratic Senators, 33 Republicans and one independent Joe Liberman have voted in favor of the bill.

The senators together, made a clear statement on national TV that the successful bill acceptance was possible thanks to the intensive hard work of both Democratic and Republican parties.

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Seal of the State of Illinois
Chicago

Governor Blagojevich Urges Notification of Voting Rights to Illinoisans Displaced by Foreclosure

30 września 2008 @polishnews Możliwość komentowania Governor Blagojevich Urges Notification of Voting Rights to Illinoisans Displaced by Foreclosure została wyłączona

Letter sent to Illinois State Board of Elections, urges action and public notice to residents who have filed for a change of address

Seal of the State of Illinois CHICAGO – In a push to make sure no citizen loses their vote in November, Governor Rod Blagojevich today urged the Illinois Board of Elections to seek out and notify eligible Illinoisans of their voting rights if they have lost their homes through foreclosure.  According to the New York Times more than one million Americans have lost their homes through foreclosure in the last two years, and many of them are still registered to vote at the address of their previous home.

“The foreclosure crisis in our state has many devastating consequences, which is why we need to do everything possible to lessen and ease the impact on families.  Proactive steps are needed, such as informing these Illinoisans of their options with respect to voting,” wrote Gov. Blagojevich.  “I urge the Board of Elections take appropriate, but quick, steps to ensure that those Illinoisans who have regrettably been uprooted due to a foreclosure action on their homes be apprised of their voting rights, and advised on the steps they should step to make sure they can vote in the upcoming election.”

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Chicago

Skokie Public Library to Receive National Medal for Museum and Library Service at White House Ceremony

30 września 2008 @polishnews Możliwość komentowania Skokie Public Library to Receive National Medal for Museum and Library Service at White House Ceremony została wyłączona

Skokie, IL – First Lady Laura Bush will award Skokie Public Library the 2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries, at a White House ceremony on October 7. Each year, the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in coordination with the White House, awards the national medal to five libraries and five museums that have helped make their communities better places to live. Each winner also receives a $10,000 award.

Skokie Public Library received the medal for:

– Founding and continuing cosponsor ship of the annual Skokie Festival of Cultures, which provides two days of ethnic foods, music, dance, crafts, fun cultural activities for kids, and a chance for integral community development

– The Library’s multilingual Web site and reading, visual, and audio materials

– Presenting the Young Steinway Concert Series, now in its 27th year, which provides valuable performing experience for exceptionally talented youth and free concerts for the community 

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Chicago

Chicago Public Library Celebrates Polish American Heritage Month with Free Programs and Events

30 września 2008 @polishnews Możliwość komentowania Chicago Public Library Celebrates Polish American Heritage Month with Free Programs and Events została wyłączona

The Chicago Public Library’s “Celebrating Diversity” campaign continues with the observance of Polish American Heritage Heritage Month, October 1 to October 31, 2008. Throughout the month, the Chicago Public Library will feature a variety of programs that focus on Polish culture, traditions and the contributions Polish people have made to society.

The Chicago Public Library’s opening program for Polish American Heritage Month will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., at the

Austin-Irving Branch

6100 W. Irving Park Rd.

(312) 744-6222.

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Moscow
Polska - Poland

Moscow Remains Way

26 września 2008 @polishnews Możliwość komentowania Moscow Remains Way została wyłączona

Moscow Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, struck a surprisingly conciliatory tone during talks in Warsaw, but reiterated the Kremlin’s opposition to plans for a US missile defence system on Polish soil.

The visit, the first to an EU member state by a senior Russian official since Russia’s war with Georgia in August, comes on top of growing tension over Warsaw’s deal with Washington for 10 interceptor missiles in the north of the country. “We don’t see any threat from Poland,” Lavrov told reporters after meeting with his Polish counterpart, Radoslaw Sikorski.

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