American Citizens Together

March 30th - April 5th 2008
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Activist, Ideas & Advocates of a '5-Part Patriot Plan

US Senate panel chief questions
Bear Stearns Bailout

Insider on Fed raises "Serious" Questions

U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd on Wednesday expressed concern that JPMorgan Chase & Co Chairman Jamie Dimon held a Federal Reserve Bank of New York board seat while trying to acquire Bear Stearns.

With support from the Fed and the Treasury Department, Bear Stearns Cos Inc. has agreed to be sold to JPMorgan for about $10 a share. The week before the stock was trading at $171.50 per share

As part of the deal, the Fed agreed to guarantee up to $30 billion of Bear Stearns' assets.

The jump in J.P. Morgan's shares , due to the bailout, added $12.8 billion to its market capitalization.

Dodd called the deal an "unprecedented arrangement,"

40% ownership of company to be transferred without a shareholder vote; 1/3 shareholders employees, details.

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Zimbabwe forces on full alert

Zimbabwe's security forces have been put on full alert amid fears elections could spark violence similar to that in recent Kenyan poll. details.

President Robert Mugabe's government warned its opponents that premature victory claims would amount to an attempted coup. details.

Once among sub-Saharan Africa’s most prosperous and promising states, Zimbabwe has been driven by mismanagement to social and economic ruin, details.

Mugabe claims that after independence in 1980 that white Zimbabwe's' (former colonial Rhodesians) and foreign backers have conspired to ruin the country's economy, details.

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Major Resistance & Fighting Breaks Out Throughout Iraq

Photo Essay of latest upheavals

This Week's Top Election Stories & Events

	Records show Clinton promoted NAFTA Poll: Clinton's negatives reach new high Obama wins significant Pennsylvania endorsement Obama: Had Wright not retired, I'd have left church Dangers of a Democratic Cat fight Fat cats hiss at Pelosi Another letter to Pelosi... Obama gains more delegates in Texas conventions: Now winner in Texas delegates.
Note: This delegate count is immediately updated after every new primary election . The next important series of primaries in Pennsylvania, Indiana, North Carolina, etc, in late April and early May. For more info.

A Moment in History

Forty years ago: RFK breaks MLK bad news

A campaign stop in Indianapolis by Robert F. Kennedy became the setting for a memorable speech when he broke news of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. to a gathering of blacks and whites, mainly Afro-Americans, April 4, 1968
Text & audio of speech

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New book revives RFK assassination conspiracy

Massive ice shelf collapsing

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Adobe's Free Photo Editor

A new web site for editing, organizing and sharing your digital photos

Sponsored by Adobe Systems, which is to digital imaging software what Microsoft is to word processors. The site features Photoshop Express, now the most full-featured free photo program on the Web. Then new site also includes 2GB free photo storage.

PhotoExpress

Adobe PhotoShop Express Site

Green Action: Earth Hour '08
First cities go dark for Earth Hour Up to 30 million people were expected to switch off their lights for 60 minutes by the time "Earth Hour" - which started at 8 p.m. in Christchurch in New Zealand -- completed its cycle westwards. More >> Lights go out across globe The iconic Opera House and Harbor Bridge went dark Saturday night as Sydney became the world's first major city to turn off its lights for this year's Earth Hour, a global campaign to raise awareness about climate change. More >>

Chicago skyline lights dim	Aussie organizers pleased at response