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Credit Card Reform to be Passed into Law by President Obama

Today the House passes a new bill that will bring reform to the credit card industry. The new Credit Card Reform bill, set to be signed into law by President Obama before Memorial Day, will have a huge impact on the credit industry. The bill, written by Banking Committee Chairman Christoper Dodd (D-Conn.), [...]

Foreclosure Bailout & Housing Recovery with Obama’s Stimulus Package

The rate of foreclosures decreased by about 10% in January 2009 from the prior month, December 2008. The rate of foreclosures is still up almost 18% from January 2007. So what is President Obama and Congress doing to recover the housing market and slow down the foreclosures? The recently passed legislatures is supposed to do [...]

Making Work Pay Tax Credit in Obama’s Stimulus Package

Since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was passed into law on February 17, 2009, much speculation has risen about whether or not the 2009 stimulus package will work on recovering the US economy. Since Barack Obama began putting together plans to stimulate the economy and create more jobs, critics have been taking [...]

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Auto Bailout Vote

Despite the opposition from the majority of Senate Republicans, the Democrats and the Bush White House have pushed for a $14 Billion bailout of the big 3 auto makers in the US. The emergency loan program will require the auto makers to restructure their businesses and become viable in the auto industry. One [...]

Obama next President of the United States

Barack Obama elected the next President of the United States. An election to remember and history in the making. Both Barack Obama and John McCain fought a hard campaign and now that the election is finally over, we all as Americans, need to come together in support of our new President of the United States. [...]

Let the truth be told!

It is videos like the one below that really matter. This video will be seen more and have more of an impact than Obama’s 30 minute paid commercial. With the 2008 election coming down to the final days, many people might question, “Do I really know who Obama is?”, “Can Obama be a [...]

Spread the Wealth?

If you were watching the Final 2008 Presidential Debate last night then you might have heard a lot about ‘Joe the Plummer’. Well Joe the Plummer is a business man in Ohio who is looking to buy a plumbing business and be successful. Joe Wurzelbacher had a talk with Senator Barack Obama and was concerned [...]

3rd Presidential Debate 2008

The 3rd and final Presidential debate for 2008 between Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama took place on October 16, 2008.  With McCain behind in most of the 2008 Election Polls, he was in greater need for a victory.  Some would say not only did McCain need to win, he needed Obama to lose.  [...]