Senator Sanders
Gas Prices Up Oil companies warned on Sunday that they would not be able to produce adequate supplies of gasoline in the days ahead because many refineries were still not operating in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Oil price hikes also will push up home heating fuel costs. “That is one of the reasons why short- term what we're trying to do is make sure we double the funding for LIHEAP so we get fuel assistance to the working families all over the northern tier,” Senator Bernie Sanders told WPTZ News. VIDEO
Vermont Rivers A U.S. Senate committee has advanced a bill that would give special designation to two northern
Union Votes Critical in Presidential Race
Focus on Issues “The time is long overdue for the media to move toward serious discussion of the most important issues facing the American people and how the candidates intend to address them,” such as health care, the economy, and global warming, Sanders wrote in an op-ed published Sunday by the Times Argus, Rutland Herald, Valley News and the Newport Daily Express. LINK
International
World Markets Sink Asian and European stock markets were down sharply Monday amid growing alarm over the world's financial system after a seismic shake-up on Wall Street, The Associated Press reported. LINK
National
Wall Street Crisis The American financial system was shaken to its core. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said it would file for bankruptcy protection, and Merrill Lynch & Co. agreed to be sold to Bank of America. The
No 'Golden Parachutes' The government yesterday said it would not allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to pay their departing chief executives the separation payments outlined in their contracts. The Federal Housing Finance Agency – the regulator that seized control of the mortgage giants last weekend and removed their chief executives – declined yesterday to specify what the executives would lose. Former Fannie Mae chief executive Daniel Mudd and former Freddie Mac chief executive Richard Syron together were eligible to receive as much as $25 million, according to The Washington Post. LINK
Obama Raises a Record $66 Million in August Senator Barack Obama raised more money in August than any presidential candidate has ever recorded in a one-month period, with his campaign disclosing on Sunday that it collected $66 million and drew 500,000 first-time donors to his candidacy. The record-setting figures and particularly the new supporters who can contribute again before Election Day were crucial for Mr. Obama, who was heading into the general election as the first major-party candidate to forgo public financing, The New York Times reported. LINK
Labor Endorsements Independent candidate for governor Anthony Pollina earned a second significant union endorsement Sunday. The state's second largest union, the Vermont AFL-CIO, voted to endorse Pollina at the annual convention in
Green Tech An interactive panel discussion on “Green Technology Initiatives for
Leahy and Celtics Three members of the NBA champion Boston Celtics basketball team are due in