Today's Highlights
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Finance Plan Goes to Parliament
Tuesday
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling takes questions from members of Parliament on the 50-billion pound intervention in the British financial markets. He is preceded by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the first Question Time since the two month summer recess.
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Market Intervention: What's Next?
Today
What impact will the recently-passed financial plan have on the current economic slowdown? Economists, fmr. Congressmen and fmr. gov't. officials discuss the new market realities at this event hosted by The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
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Reaction to Presidential Debate
Today
Last night, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) met in Nashville, TN, for their second presidential debate. The Town Hall-style exchange was moderated by NBC's Tom Brokaw. Hear next-day reactions on a Washington Journal round table this morning.
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Recent Programs
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Precisely four weeks before Election Day, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) & Sen. John McCain met in Nashville, TN, for the second presidential debate. The Town Hall format debate was moderated by NBC's Tom Brokaw, with questions from a group of uncommitted voters in the audience and via e-mails.
Nashville, TN
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Gen. David Petraeus, the incoming head of the U.S. Central Command, was recently presented with the Distinguished Service Award for his work in Iraq with Ambassador Ryan Crocker. He spoke at the Ass'n. of the U.S. Army 2008 Meeting which brings together America's Army, active Guard and Reserve, retirees, family members and civilians.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 30 min.
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President Bush met with employees of Guernsey Office Products and businesspeople in Chantilly, VA to hear how the economic climate is impacting them. Following that he made remarks on the economy and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
Chantilly, VA
: 37 min.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke at the 50th Annual Meeting Luncheon of the National Association for Business Economics and discussed his views on the credit markets, the economy, and monetary policy.
Washington, DC
: 39 min.
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held the second in a series of oversight hearings on the regulatory mistakes and financial excesses that led to the market breakdown on Wall Street, and on the impact of the crisis on financial markets and the U.S. economy. This session focused on the causes and effects of the government bailout of American International Group (AIG). Witness included AIG Chairman & CEO Robert Willumstad and former Pres. & CEO Martin Sullivan.
Washington, DC
: 5 hr.
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Rep. George Miller (D-CA) chairs a Education and Labor Cmte. hearing with Peter Orszag, Director of the Congressional Budget Office, answering questions on the effect of the financial crisis on pension funds and workers’ directed retirement accounts, such as 401(k) plans.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 17 min.
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) spoke to supporters in Albuquerque, NM about the economy and raised questions about his opponent, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL).
Albuquerque, NM
: 24 min.
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Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) made a statement from the campaign trail in Asheville, NC about the state of the economy and further steps that need to be taken to bring confidence back into the markets.
Asheville, NC
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Sheila Bair, Chair. of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, delivered an address on the future of mortgage financing. Speaking to the Nat'l Association for Business Economics, Ms. Bair disccussed the FDIC's "loan modification plan" that allowed borrowers from the failed IndyMac bank to renegotiate to lower-interest, fixed rate loans.
Washington, DC
: 31 min.
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With the $700 billion financial industry intervention bill now signed into law, the House Oversight Cmte. has held a hearing on turmoil in the financial markets and how Lehman Brothers fell into bankruptcy. Richard Fuld, Chair. and CEO of Lehman Brothers testified about the causes and effects of the firm's inability to pay their creditors.
Washington, DC
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Third Presidential Debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY
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