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Article: Billionaire puts millions behind bid to dump Bush.(World Notes)(George Soros)(Brief Article)
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- Catholic New Times
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- October 19, 2003
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George Soros, "the man who broke the Bank of England" when he reportedly made US$1 billion in a single day through currency speculation that drove down the value of the pound in 1992, wants to dump George Bush.
Soros has personally committed an initial US$10-million to building an anti-Bush grassroots campaign in 17 states where organizers believe the battle for the presidency will be hottest. He is promising tens of millions more to hire organizers throughout the United States as election day draws nearer."
"Americans Coming Together" (ACT) plans to spend US $75 million to mobilize U.S. voters against Mr. Bush. The size of the Soros commitment is ...