| P2008 Calendar. Highlights on the Road to the White House |
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| 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.
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| 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. > |
| Sat. Oct. 4 |
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| Sun. Oct. 5 |
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| Mon. Oct. 6 |
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| Tues. Oct. 7 |
CPD-sponsored
presidential
town meeting debate
at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. |
| Wed. Oct. 8 |
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| Thurs. Oct. 9 |
Dow Jones Industrial Average loses 678.91 points (7.33%), a
record percentage decline. |
| Fri. Oct. 10 |
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| Sat. Oct. 11 | |
| Sun. Oct. 12 | |
| 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 | |
| Fri. Oct. 17 |
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| Sat. Oct. 18 |
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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." |
| Mon. Oct. 20 | |
| Tues. Oct. 21 | |
| Wed. Oct. 22 | |
| Thurs. Oct. 23 | Independent/Third
Party Presidential Debate, sponsored by Free
& Equal,
at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC. |
| Fri. Oct. 24 | |
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| Sun. Oct. 26 | |
| Mon.
Oct. 27 |
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| Tues.
Oct. 28 |
[McCain
memo]. |
| Wed.
Oct. 29 |
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| Thurs.
Oct. 30 |
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| Fri.
Oct. 31 |
[McCain memo]. |
| Copyright © 2008 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action |
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