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rally stories: 18 news summaries
'KILL THE BILL'

 Bachmann Health Care 
 Rally Draws Thousands 

Protesters will roam Capitol hallways to confront lawmakers

Nov 5, 09 12:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of health care reform protesters gathered in Washington today as part of Michele Bachmann’s “Super Bowl of Freedom.” Participants wielding signs like “Waterboard Congress” and chanting "kill the bill" congregated outside the Capitol to hear Bachmann, other GOP lawmakers, and even Jon Voight assail... More »

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Congress • Washington DC • House of Representatives • rally • Minnesota • health care reform • protesters • Michele Bachmann • U.S. Capitol

BASEBALL POSTSEASON

 In Classic, Twins Clip Tigers 
 for Final Playoff Spot 

Minnesota earns right to face Yankees with 6-5 victory in 12 innings

Oct 6, 09 9:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Minnesota Twins rallied twice tonight, including in extra innings, to beat the Detroit Tigers in a one-game playoff to decide the American League Central division, winning 6-5 in 12 innings and grabbing baseball’s final postseason spot. It’ll be a quick turnaround for the Twins, who begin their... More »

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New York Yankees • Detroit Tigers • Minnesota Twins • rally • American League playoffs • baseball playoffs • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

 Dems Plan Rallies to 
 Counteract Ugly Town Halls 

Health care reform advocates look 
 to Obama '08 playbook

Aug 31, 09 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Obama supporters will try to recapture the energy of his presidential campaign with a two-week health care reform push featuring a bus tour, rallies, and more than 2,000 house parties. Organizing for America, the network of Obama supporters now run by the Democratic National Committee, aims to show lawmakers... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • rally • health care reform • town hall meeting • campaign rally

Faith Groups Rally Behind Obama on Health Reform

Plan rallies, webcast, 55,000 messages to Congress

Aug 11, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Religious groups are coming to President Obama’s aid in selling health care reform, backing expanded care through a 40-day campaign promoting the moral argument for reform, CBS News reports. Prayer vigils and rallies will take place in 45 cities today to send a message to Capitol Hill. Later this... More »

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Congress • rally • faith • webcast • health care reform • President Obama • women's issues

Ayers, Rev. Wright Team Up for Middle East Peace

Obama's former liabilities joke about their roles

May 18, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two of the toughest thorns in Barack Obama's side during the presidential campaign joined together in Chicago yesterday for the first time, the Tribune reports. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers shared a stage at a kickoff rally for a march for Mideast peace. It was their work on... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Chicago • Palestine • Israel and Palestinians • rally • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • Jeremiah Wright • Election 2008 • Bill Ayers • Israelis • William Ayers • march

 Mandela 
 Backs Zuma 
 in S. African 
 Election 

Former prez gets roaring approval from rally crowd

Apr 20, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even at 90, Nelson Mandela can still fire up a crowd, which was exactly what South African presidential nominee Jacob Zuma was counting on. The white-haired former president rolled into a stadium of 100,000 African National Congress supporters yesterday and sat on stage during Zuma's rally. Despite corruption scandals,... More »

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South Africa • rally • Nelson Mandela • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • endorsement • political endorsement • election • graft

(Newser) - The ongoing rally in global financial markets could be setting investors up for another crash, analysts tell the Financial Times, warning that it could be a so-called “bear market bounce.” The fact that financial stocks, which took a beating as markets tumbled, are leading the uptick is particularly... More »

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stock market • rally • bear market • emerging markets • financial stocks

MARKETS

 Dow Dips After Rally, Off 115 

Utilities, energy firms and financials give back gains

Mar 24, 09 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks fell today as some took profits after yesterday’s impressive rally, and utilities, energy firms and financials gave back some gains, the Wall Street Journal reports. Despite falling 115.57 to close at 7,660.29, the Dow has climbed in seven of the past 10 sessions, and remains... More »

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Dow Jones • rally • Nasdaq • S&P 500

MARKETS

 Dow Rockets Nearly 500 Points 

Geithner's plan wins positive reviews from Street

Mar 23, 09 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks locked in big gains today with the rally sparked by the rollout of the Treasury’s financial rescue plan, the Wall Street Journal reports. Financials led advances, with Citigroup and Bank of America up 24% and 19%, respectively. The Dow jumped 497.48 to 7,775.86. The Nasdaq... More »

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Citigroup • Bank of America • Dow Jones • rally • Nasdaq • Treasury Department • S&P 500 • Timothy Geithner


 Obama Rallies 
 Support in 
 Hard-Hit 
 Fort Myers 

'You have seen hardship,' Obama tells supporters

Feb 10, 09 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama headed to Fort Myers, Fla., today to rally support for his economic stimulus plan, telling residents “when the town is burning, you don't check party labels. Everybody needs to grab a hose,” the Miami Herald reports. Obama picked Fort Myers because its county has the highest... More »

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Florida • foreclosure • rally • unemployment • economic stimulus package • economy • Obama administration • President Obama

 Oprah on 
 Obama Win: 
 'We Did This' 

TV host plans special election show today

Nov 5, 08 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey began to open up about the election last night in Chicago, and today on her show, she’ll “unleash” her views on Barack Obama’s victory, her website says. “This happened because we did this,” she told Mark Halperin at Obama’s rally. "We... More »

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television • Barack Obama • Oprah Winfrey • rally • Election 2008 • President Obama

 Jubilant Obama Supporters 
 Swarm Grant Park 

Obama supporters collect in Chicago; McCain staff relaxed and confident

Nov 4, 08 8:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Hundreds of thousands of Barack Obama supporters have been collecting in Chicago's Grant Park, watching results come in on a Jumbotron screen while they await the candidate's rally tonight. The Lollapalooza-like atmosphere includes blankets spread out on the grass and vendors offering t-shirts and buttons, reports the Chicago Tribune. Obama... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Chicago • Phoenix • rally • Obama 2008 • McCain 2008 • Election 2008

MARKETS

 Dow Up 485 in Recovery Rally 

But indices see big losses for September

Sep 30, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks surged toward the end of today’s session to recover much of yesterday’s losses, but still finished September down, the Wall Street Journal reports. The markets rallied on confidence that lawmakers would reach agreement on a bailout plan by week’s end, with the Dow up 485.21... More »

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Congress • Dow Jones • rally • Nasdaq • WaMu • S&P 500 • bailout • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Jobs Rally Fizzles; Stocks Mixed 

Cautious market not fully inspired by jobs, Fed action

May 2, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets ended mixed today as a rally spurred by news of fewer April job losses than expected and the Fed's bank-liquidity expansion died down before the closing bell, MarketWatch reports. The Dow rose 48.20, closing at 13,058.20, and the S&P 500 gained 4.56 to... More »

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Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • rally • Nasdaq • jobless claims • S&P 500 • monetary policy

LAPD Chief Orders Elite Officers Retrained

Bratton mops up after May Day rally violence

May 7, 07 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Citing "things that shouldn't have been done," LAPD Chief William Bratton apologized yesterday for the actions of an elite platoon that broke up a pro-immigration May Day rally and said the officers involved are off the streets and will be retrained. The officers' prestigious assignment is in jeopardy... More »

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immigration • police • William Bratton • Los Angeles • rally • LAPD • police department

Israelis Rally for Olmert Ouster

May 4, 07 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A massive demonstration in Tel Aviv yesterday amplified the cry for Israel's PM Ehud Olmert to resign. Tens of thousands of Israelis packed into Rabin Square to denounce Olmert's handling of last year's Lebanon War, in the wake of the highly critical Winograd Commission report. Polls are showing three quarters... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon War • Tzipi Livni • Kadima • rally • Winograd

Fewer March for Immigration

May 1, 07 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands turned out across the country today to rally in favor of a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. But with immigration reform off the table in Washington, their numbers marked a sharp decrease from the 650,000 who congregated last year in L.A. alone. More »

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immigration • illegal immigrant • immigration reform • citizenship • protests • rally

Million Turks Rally for Secularism

Apr 30, 07 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Secular Turks staged an enormous rally yesterday amid a constitutional crisis over the election of the next president, the BBC reports. As many as a million protesters turned out in Istanbul to oppose ruling-party candidate Abdullah Gul, who they're afraid is orchestrating an Islamic coup in the country even as... More »

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Islam • Turkey • Middle East • politics • European Union • Abdullah Gul • protests • modernization • rally • radical • secularism • Istanbul • election

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