AFP - The US Senate votes Wednesday on a revised 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout after the House of Representatives rejected the original package, sending shockwaves through global markets.

Reuters - The White House expressed hope on Wednesday the Senate would pass a revised $700 billion financial rescue package in the evening, after the House of Representatives voted down a bailout measure earlier this week.

AP - The top American military commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that he needs more troops and other aid "as quickly as possible" in a counter-insurgency battle that could get worse before it gets better.

AFP - Share prices wilted on Wall Street Wednesday after posting gains in much of Asia and Europe in cautious trade reflecting investor anxiety over the fate of the US finance sector rescue package.

AP - U.S. senators began debate Wednesday on a U.S.-India nuclear cooperation accord, nearing a vote that would be the last hurdle to establishing civilian nuclear trade with India after a three-decade atomic ban.

AFP - The US Senate warned about the prospects of further nuclear tests by India before a vote Wednesday that could clear the final hurdle to a landmark agreement overturning a three-decade ban on civilian nuclear trade with New Delhi.

Reuters - Leaders in the U.S. Congress have deployed their best weapon for winning passage of a $700 billion financial industry bailout just weeks before the elections, attaching tax cuts to an otherwise bitter pill.

AP - The Senate moved toward passage Wednesday of a $700 billion financial industry bailout as opposition to the package among House Republican conservatives appeared to be softening, thanks partly to a provision increasing insurance for people's deposits.

AFP - US lawmakers gathered on Wednesday to vote on a revised 700-billion-dollar Wall Street rescue package as Europe marshalled its forces to deal with its own banking crisis.

AP - The jury at the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens has been sent home early, interrupting the testimony of the government's star witness.

AFP - The US House of Representatives website limped back to life on Tuesday after succumbing to a flood of email to members of Congress and heavy interest in the financial bailout bill.

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