AFP - US senators Thursday sent a sweetened 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout back to the House of Representatives where the last holdouts were under intense pressure to support the deal.
CQPolitics.com - The phrase "a week is a long time in politics" is one of the most oft-repeated cliches among folks who follow elections. If that's true, the past month must seem like an eternity for Republican strategists trying to prevent a second consecutive disaster in elections for the U.S. Senate and House. -- read full article
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:26:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
AFP - US senators passed a new 700-billion-dollar bailout of the debt-stricken financial system but failed to lift Wall Street's gloom Thursday while Europe appeared divided over how to battle the crisis.
Reuters - The Senate late on Wednesday approved legislation extending billions of dollars in tax credits for the solar, wind and biodiesel industries as part of a $700 billion rescue plan for Wall Street.
Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is stepping back from a claim he made Wednesday that a major insurance company is on the “verge of going bankrupt.” -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:42:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
AFP - US senators Thursday sent a sweetened 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout back to the House of Representatives, feverishly working to convince the last holdouts to back the bill.
AFP - Global stock markets wobbled in cautious trade Wednesday, reflecting investor anxiety over the fate of a US finance sector rescue package pending in Congress and a widening banking crisis in Europe.
AFP - The top Democrat in the US Senate said Wednesday that a revised Wall Street bailout plan his colleagues plan to vote on later Wednesday also had a good chance in the House of Representatives.
AFP - The US Senate girded for a crucial vote Wednesday on a revised 700-billion-dollar financial rescue package as Europe struggled with its own banking crisis and global markets remained on edge.
AFP - The US Senate on Wednesday approved a 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout package by a vote of 74-25 amid a widening global crisis sparked by the collapse of the US housing market.
Reuters - The U.S. Senate late on Wednesday approved legislation extending billions of dollars in tax credits for the solar, wind and biodiesel industries as part of a $700 billion rescue plan for Wall Street.
AP - The 74-25 roll call by which the Senate approved a $700 billion rescue package for Wall Street aimed at preventing a credit crisis. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:14:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
AFP - The US Senate has endorsed a landmark US-India nuclear agreement, removing the final legislative hurdle for resumption of civilian nuclear trade between the two countries after three decades.
AFP - The US Senate has resoundingly passed a sweetened 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout, spurring hopes the House of Representatives would follow suit after killing an earlier bid to avert a world financial meltdown.
