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October 2008
Wed. Oct. 1 U.S. Senate passes modified financial rescue/bailout bill by a vote of 75-24.


Thurs. Oct. 2
CPD-sponsored vice presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.


Fri. Oct. 3
U.S. House passes the modified financial rescue/bailout bill by a vote of 263-171.  President Bush signs the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 into law. >


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Tues. Oct. 7
CPD-sponsored presidential town meeting debate at Belmont University in Nashville, TN.


Wed. Oct. 8



Thurs. Oct. 9
Dow Jones Industrial Average loses 678.91 points (7.33%), a record percentage decline.


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Mon. Oct. 13 Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 936.42 points (11.08%), a record increase in points and percentage.


Tues. Oct. 14


Wed. Oct. 15 Dow Jones Industrial Average loses 733.08 points (7.87%), a new record percentage decline.
CPD-sponsored presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. >


Thurs. Oct. 16


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Sun. Oct. 19
-General Colin Powell (ret.) endorses Sen. Obama.
-Obama campaign announces that in the month of September "we raised over $150 million and added 632,000 new donors for a total 3.1 million donors to date."


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Wed. Oct. 22


Thurs. Oct. 23 Independent/Third Party Presidential Debate, sponsored by Free & Equal, at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC.


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Mon. Oct. 27



Tues. Oct. 28
[McCain memo].


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Thurs. Oct. 30



Fri. Oct. 31
[McCain memo].

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