Is Obama going back to DC to vote on the FISA bill tomorrow?

Beaverhausen

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:03 PM
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Is Obama going back to DC to vote on the FISA bill tomorrow?

It's an extremely important bill and he needs to get back there and vote to NOT give retroactive immunity to the phone companies who gave into the bushies.

Does anyone know what he is going to do? Obama needs to show some leadership here.

I read elsewhere that Hillary is going back.

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MadBadger

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:04 PM
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1. Hes going to be in DC tomorrow

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Beaverhausen

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:05 PM
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3. good to know. do you have any links to a statement or something with proof?

not that I don't believe you, I just want proof. thanks!

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tishaLA

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:06 PM
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4. uncle ted's endorsement is in DC tomorrow morning

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MadBadger

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:09 PM
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9. I heard it was in the afternoon, a couple hours before the SOTU

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DJ13

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:07 PM
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5. Ted Kennedy is announcing his support of Obama in DC tomorrow

And Obama is supposed to be there for it, so he will be there to vote.

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Beaverhausen

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:08 PM
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6. I heard the vote won't be till late afternoon - is he definitely staying?

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MadBadger

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:09 PM
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11. State of the Union is tomorrow.

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Proud2BAmurkin

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Sun Jan-27-08 10:50 PM
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16. he has a fund raiser at 4 and the vote is at 4:30

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MadBadger

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:08 PM
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7. I dont actually know if hell be there for the vote off the top of my head

I just know that hell be in Washington Tomorrow. He has a rally at American where the Kennedy endorsement will happen and then the SOTU speech. Ill join you in some sort of outrage myself if he doesnt show.

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City Lights

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:09 PM
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10. He's going to appear with Kennedy when Kennedy officially endorses him.

Kennedy is set to appear with Obama at the �Stand for Change� rally the campaign is holding at American University in Washington, D.C., at lunchtime on Monday, the sources said.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/8134.html

Yahoo has it also:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080127/ap_on_el_pr/obama_kennedy

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Andy823

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:04 PM
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2. I don't know, but if he doesn't

It will be a big mistake. If he isn't ready to show some leadership, he doesn't deserve to be the nominee.

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CoffeeCat

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:09 PM
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8. I asked him about this...

...and he said he is definitely opposed to giving retroactive immunity to the telcos.

This was a huge issue for me and I brought it up, during a conversation I had with
him in Iowa.

He said he will definitely vote against it.

Not trying to name drop...but that is what he said.

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lurky

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:12 PM
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12. Great news!

Does anybody know Hillary's position on this?

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monmouth

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Sun Jan-27-08 05:48 PM
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13. Think I heard that Ted and Caroline will announce their endorsements

Edited on Sun Jan-27-08 05:49 PM by monmouth

at lunch time at American University...

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tammywammy

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Sun Jan-27-08 10:49 PM
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14. per FireDogLake

He'll be there and voting no.

http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/27/breaking-hillary-clinton-to-vote-no-on-cloture-tomorrow/

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AtomicKitten

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Sun Jan-27-08 10:49 PM
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15. thanks for the link!

;)

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