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October 21, 2008

Two big accounting firms chosen for rescue program

WASHINGTON – the government has selected two major accounting firms to help it manage the $700 billion rescue program for the financial system. The Treasury Department said today it had chosen PricewaterhouseCoopers to be the auditor for the program. Ernst & Young will provide general accounting support.
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Glenn Beck: "In the health care bill, we're now offering insurance for dogs."

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Bob Beckel: "There were more people at the Air and Space Museum" than at a rally against the health care bills.

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Loretta Sanchez: The House of Representatives does not have a prochoice majority.

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Sean Hannity: "Barack Obama won't even use the term 'war on terrorism.'"

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Charlie Crist: "I signed the largest single tax cut in the history of Florida, a $25 billion tax cut over five years, directed at property tax cuts."

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Planned Parenthood: "President Obama campaigned on a promise to put reproductive health care at the center of his reform plan."

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