The first week of October featured the culmination of festivities marking the 400th anniversary of the Polish presence in America. The vision and skill of the early Polish craftsmen and tradesmen among the colonists in Jamestown […]
Pojawiają się w prasie amerykańskiej takie tytuły jak „Częściowe Upaństwawianie Banków w USA?” Chodzi o odbudowę zaufania do systemu finansowego, zwichniętego przez lichwiarski kapitalizm, za pomocą częściowego upaństwawiania systemu banków w USA, w formie przejmowania przez państwo tytułu własności ważnych banków.
Minister skarbu Henry Paulson powiedział 9go października, 2008, że ma upoważnienia używania, ostatnio zatwierdzonego funduszu 700 miliardów dolarów, na ratowanie gospodarki USA, za pomocą inwestowania w kluczowych bankach. Podobnie dzieje się w W. Brytanii gdzie rząd inwestuje 87 miliardów dolarów w takich bankach, jak Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC oraz Barclays. Rząd Irlandii już przejął kontrolę nad bankami irlandzkimi.
On Wednesday both Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain took part in a second debate. The debate took place at Belmont University of Tennessee hosted by Tom Brokaw was conducted in a town meeting style, where select undecided voters had the opportunity to ask questions.
During the course of the debate, John McCain criticized Obama by accusing him of his naive dealing with international affairs, willingness to capitulation in Iraq and vote in the Senate supposedly contributing to the deterioration of the situation in the country.
Where do Reps. Kirk, Biggert, Roskam and LaHood stand on the McCain health care plan that would cut Medicare and Medicaid by $1.3 Trillion?
According to the Wall Street Journal: “John McCain would pay for his health plan with major reductions to Medicare and Medicaid, a top aide said, in a move that independent analysts estimate could result in cuts of $1.3 trillion over 10 years to the government programs.” [Wall Street Journal online, 10/6/08]
It is exactly one month before the historic Presidential election in The United States. According to Reuters poll, Barack Obama is leading by 3% over John McCain. The poll was conducted between Saturday and Monday just after the Vice Presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. The margin of error is estimated to be 2.8% and about 4% of voters still remain undecided.
Barack Obama is leading the race to the Presidential chair by 49% to 42%, between independent voters, and 51% to 42% between women. It is suspected that these two voter groups will play a key role in the outcome in this election..
Blanco scores lone goal for the Fire with first half penalty kick
KANSAS CITY, KS (Oct. 5, 2008) – The Chicago Fire (12-9-6, 42 pts.) tied the Kansas City Wizards (8-10-9 33 pts.) 1-1 today at Community America Ballpark in front of a sellout crowd of 10,385. Midfielder Cuauhtémoc Blanco scored in his second consecutive game, converting on a penalty kick at the close of the first half, for the Fire’s lone goal of the match. With the tie, the Fire remain in third place in the Eastern Conference Standings, one point behind New England (43 pts.), and 11 points behind the conference leading Columbus (53 pts.).
6 października 2008@polishnewsMożliwość komentowania Sunday Parkways transform streets into physical activity utopia została wyłączona
Residents poured onto Chicago streets today to dance, play, bike, walk and run for the first Sunday Parkways event in the city. The streets transformed into parks as car traffic was limited and Chicagoans temporarily reclaimed the streets.
Participants engaged in every kind of physical activity — from running and biking along the route to yoga, salsa dancing and basketball at activity stations in Palmer Square, Humboldt Park and Garfield Park.
The Republican Party Committee wants to verify the sources of additional campaign funding Barack Obama Presidential campaign has received. GOP claims there might be evidence of unknown campaign funding, some even coming from foreigners overseas which is illegal.
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.
3 października 2008@polishnewsMożliwość 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[/caption]
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