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We Are a non profit Agency providing Long term shelter for women and children escaping Domestic violence. We also could use some volunteers in various aspects of our programs childcare and donation pick ups Are especially needed. Phone 982 2011 or email its. Net top news Winnipeg free press saturday september 27, 2008 Winnipeg repress. Com a 3 Washington the Bush administration and Congress anxiously revived negotiations Friday on a $ 700 billion financial bailout one Day after the largest Bank collapse in u. S. History provided a brutal reminder of the risks of failure. Democrats talked optimistically of agreement by the end of the weekend. Ism convinced that by sunday we will have an agreement that people can understand on this Bill predicted Massachusetts representative Barney Frank a key Democrat in eight Days of up and Down talks designed to stave off an economic disaster. House speaker Nancy Pelosi added that Progress is being made although the Day came and went without senior lawmakers from both parties sitting Down together. Neither she nor Frank divulged details at a late afternoon news conference in the Capitol though there was word of one fresh democratic Concession. Pelosi told fellow democrats during a closed door meeting that the idea of letting judges rewrite mortgages to help bankrupt homeowners avoid foreclosure wont be a part of the emergency legislation. That provision pushed by several democrats would be a Deal breaker for republicans whose votes Are needed to pass the measure she said according to lawmakers at the meeting. Democrats and Bush administration officials also said they were willing to include House republicans idea of having the government insure distressed mortgages but Only As an option rather than a replacement for the administrations More sweeping approach. Democratic and Republican staff aides met into the night on Capitol Hill going through legislative proposals in an attempt to Clear the Way for lawmakers to bargain Over the weekend. Meanwhile new details emerged of a remarkably tumultuous White House meeting on thursday. With the session breaking up in disarray according to two participants president Bush issued an Appeal saying cant we just All go out and say things Are of the group around the table congressional leaders As Well As presidential contenders John Mccain and Barack Obama spurned the presidential request for a publicly United front. The associated press bailout talks creep along negotiations expected to take up weekend by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and David Espo John its been your president who presided Over this orgy of spending. And you voted for almost All of his budgets Barack Obama greed is rewarded. Excess is rewarded. People Are going to be held accountable in my administration John Mccain w Ashington Barack Obama and John Mccain took aim at one another Over foreign policy and How they planned to solve the u. S. Economic crisis in a critical presidential debate that took place amid a Wall Street financial meltdown that some fear could Herald another great depression. Obama was Quick to Point out that the economic crisis started under president George w. Bush and was promoted by Mccain noting that both men were opposed to regulating the financial Industry despite his own warnings to Congress that a Day of reckoning was ahead. Yes weave got to solve this problem in the Short term and we Are going to have to intervene but we have to look at How we shredded so Many regulations he said. Mccain suggested government overspending has contributed to the crisis accusing Obama of being in favour of raising taxes and voting for millions of dollars of spending. The Arizona senator even suggested he would consider a spending freeze if elected saying Money would go Only to the military and Veteran affairs. Obama seemed visibly incredulous at Mccaints apparent theme of that segment of the debate that government overspending had played a role in the current crisis and was something he intended to put a Stop to. John its been your president Over the last eight years who presided Over this increase in spending this orgy of spending. And you voted for almost All of his budgets Obama said. The debate Friday was easily one of the most highly anticipated verbal face offs in recent memory. Mccain sagging in the polls in the face of the economic crisis had vowed not to attend unless a Deal was reached Between Congress and the Federal government Over the proposed us 700 billion bailout of the country is failing financial institutions. But in a Surprise change of tack Friday morning Mccaints Campaign said he would in fact show up for the debate even though a Deal had yet to be reached among legislators in Washington. Even though fridays debate was originally supposed to focus on National Security and foreign policy the Economy was a major discussion Point Given it was pre occupying not just politicians in Washington but americans from every walk of life. The men also clashed however Over the War in Iraq with Obama saying the u. S. Had focused on the wrong target and should instead Send More troops to Afghanistan the Central front of terrorism. Mccain a former u. S. Navy Pilot said the War had brought democracy and order to Iraq frequently smirking while his rival for the White House spoke and suggested at times he does not understand military strategy. We will prevail in Afghanistan Mccain said. But if we suffer defeat in Iraq. That will have a calamitous effect on Afghanistan. On the Issue of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons Mccain said hers proposed a league of democracies to impose sanctions on the iranians that would have a beneficial affect. Obama said the War in Iraq was partly responsible for Iranus emerging Powers since it effectively eliminated the country is biggest enemy. The single thing that has strengthened Iran has been the War in Iraq. And what weave seen in the last couple of years is Iranus influence grow he said. So obviously our policy Over the last eight years has not worked. He proposed Tough diplomacy with Iran but Mccain scoffed at him for suggesting head sit Down with hostile foreign leaders with no preconditions. The atmosphere was tense during the debate with both men visibly agitated at times and interrupting one another not surprising Given the tight race for the White House that has Only just opened up with Obama enjoying a modest Lead Over Mccain in the polls in the face of the economic crisis. Mccaints extraordinary announcement on wednesday that he was suspending campaigning to head to Washington to Deal with the crisis was viewed As daring political manoeuvring that backfired. Obama refused to Bow to Mccaints insistence that the debate needed to be postponed saying he was heading to Mississippi. There was no real knockout punch during the first 90 minutes of the debate with neither Man delivering any blows that tripped up his opponent. The Canadian press crisis colours first debate Economy overshadows planned Wrangle Over foreign policy by Lee Anne Goodman Jim Bourg / the associated press democratic presidential nominee sen. Barack Obama right makes a Point to Republican nominee sen. John Mccain during u. S. Presidential Campaign debate Friday. A _ 03_ sep 27 08. Ind a3 9 / 26/ 08 10 18 52 pm ;