No one except Hillary knew about the $$$ Merchants, Merril Lynch, CitiBank into Dubai

[Tellurian]

for their participation in (new) Sovereign Wealth Funds.."Like other sovereign wealth funds, the Abu Dhabi fund is looking for investments to help diversify foreign currency reserves earned from exporting oil. Hillary was impressive. She knew precisely what Williams/Russert were talking about.

Its shift in investment strategy is not immediately being accompanied by an increase in public transparency. Several calls to the company’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi went unreturned."



However, no one knows how our continuing devaluing dollar will be affected if this trend proliferates Wall St.

Edwards did very well winging it into his stump speech. But it was quite obvious it was a Question he had little info to offer on it's ramifications if things go bad.

Here is some info on the lightly touched topic that could have a catastrophic effect on our economy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/business/worldbusiness/28invest.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

[avrdream]

1. Her knowledge always impresses me, Tell.

Unfortunately, we couldn't get this debate down here in Oz so I only got to read the threads here on DU to stay in touch during. I haven't seen a transcript yet so this type of thread helps me.

Thanks.

[Tellurian]

2. You can read a little here.. http://www.hillaryis44.org/

The live streaming internet link is not working at this time. There are several videos. Not sure what segments they contain haven't seen them yet myself. Later on, a transcript should be up on the site with the entire 2 hr debate.

I hope she broke through to many people last night. We're at a critical crossroads in this country. She needs to be the next president, if we are to survive.

[donheld]

3. No question about it Hillary is one of the smartest candidates

if not the smartest of entire lot.

[indimuse]

4. Obama During the bankruptcy debate, he helped vote down a Democratic amendment

Obama also voted for a bill to limit citizens rights to seek legal redress against abusive corporations. During the bankruptcy debate, he helped vote down a Democratic amendment to cap the abusive interest rates credit card companies could charge. And now, Obama cast a key procedural vote in support of President Bush's right-wing judges.


U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress - 1st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate


Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Dayton Amdt. No. 31. )
Vote Number: 20 Vote Date: March 3, 2005, 02:05 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 31 to S. 256
Statement of Purpose: To limit the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent.
Vote Counts: YEAs 24
NAYs 74
Not Voting 2
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State


Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Allen (R-VA), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Clinton (D-NY), Yea >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>She cares about YOU!
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Corzine (D-NJ), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Dayton (D-MN), Yea
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Not Voting
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Not Voting
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Jeffords (I-VT), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Nelson (D-NE), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Nay >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>..What happened to Obama?
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Talent (R-MO), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay


http://www.davidsirota.com/2005/05/whats-happened-to-barack-obama.html

[Tellurian]

5. This is shocking!

[whatchamacallit]

6. Um...

It's been all over the news for days. If I knew, it's likely the other candidates knew as well. Clinton was just the one to use it to make her point.

[Cameron27]

7. She was brilliant last night,

I think she's stronger, and smarter and more liberal than her husband :-)