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The Sushi Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 06:07 PM
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OMG!! US to bail out foreign banks!
WHAT IN THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE??? Bush continues to screw the American people!!

Full Story here: http://current.com/items/89325203_omg_us_to_bail_out_foreign_banks

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livelongandprosper Donating Member (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 06:09 PM
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1. Don't worry. According to McCain/Palin a foreign bank is one
that you can see from you window.
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 06:13 PM
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2. The Palin/McCane Ticket can see their campaign Collapsing right about....NOW
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2Design Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 06:17 PM
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3. if dem congress votes for this stick up - they can stick it up n/t
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 06:27 PM
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4. Someone get Kennedy, Obama and Biden back to the Senate to fight this fucker!
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 06:32 PM
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5. The article explains why that is so
.
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Heather MC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 07:16 PM
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6. The countries we do business with the most are swimming in money
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-fact...



Current account balance
Date of Information
1 China $ 360,700,000,000 2007 est.
2 Japan $ 212,800,000,000 2007 est.
3 Germany $ 185,000,000,000 2007 est.
4 Saudi Arabia $ 100,800,000,000 2007 est.
5 Russia $ 76,600,000,000 2007 est.
6 Switzerland $ 72,840,000,000 2007 est.
7 Norway $ 63,660,000,000 2007 est.
8 Kuwait $ 52,730,000,000 2007 est.
9 Netherlands $ 50,930,000,000 2007 est.
10 United Arab Emirates $ 41,670,000,000 2007 est.
11 Singapore $ 39,160,000,000 2007 est.
12 Sweden $ 37,990,000,000 2007 est.
13 Taiwan $ 31,700,000,000 2007
14 Algeria $ 30,580,000,000 2007 est.
15 Iran $ 30,470,000,000 2007 est.
16 Malaysia $ 26,050,000,000 2007 est.
17 Hong Kong $ 25,460,000,000 2007 est.
18 Libya $ 24,280,000,000 2007 est.
19 Qatar $ 23,440,000,000 2007 est.
20 Venezuela $ 23,230,000,000 2007 est.
21 Thailand $ 14,920,000,000 2007 est.
22 Belgium $ 14,640,000,000 2007 est.
23 Canada $ 13,260,000,000 2007 est.
24 Finland $ 11,270,000,000 2007
25 Indonesia $ 11,010,000,000 2007 est.
26 Austria $ 10,040,000,000 2007 est.
27 Azerbaijan $ 9,010,000,000 2007 est.
28 Iraq $ 7,802,000,000 2007 est.
29 Argentina $ 7,438,000,000 2007 est.
30 Brunei $ 7,101,000,000 2007 est.
31 Angola $ 6,747,000,000 2007 est.
32 Philippines $ 6,351,000,000 2007 est.
33 Chile $ 6,050,000,000 2007 est.


SKIPPING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST


175Ireland $ -11,690,000,000 2007 est.
176Poland $ -15,480,000,000 2007 est.
177India $ -19,350,000,000 2007 est.
178South Africa $ -20,560,000,000 2007 est.
179Portugal $ -20,890,000,000 2007 est.
180Romania $ -23,130,000,000 2007
181France $ -33,390,000,000 2007 est.
182Turkey $ -38,030,000,000 2007 est.
183Greece $ -43,700,000,000 2007 est.
184Italy $ -47,250,000,000 2007 est.
185Australia $ -56,200,000,000 2007 est.
186United Kingdom $ -136,200,000,000 2007 est.
187Spain $ -145,600,000,000 2007 est.

188 United States $ -738,600,000,000 2007 est.
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