Posts Tagged ‘ economy ’

Bailout Bill: Votes and Region

Sep 30th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: New

UPDATE 2: The House of Representatives has passed the “bailout bill” 263-171. The vast majority of Democrats were for the bill (172 to 63) while a slight majority of Republicans were against the bill (91 for, 108 against).
UPDATE: On the evening of Wednesday, October 1, the Senate approved the revised version of the [...]

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Bill to Rescue US Economy is defeated 228-205 - Stocks Fall

Sep 29th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Business, Featured

Cynthia Cheng

The bill which was proposed to save the US economy from turmoil has been narrowly defeated 228 to 205. Stocks began to fall prior to the official announcement, with the Dow dropping as much as 700 points after the announcement. According to reports, with the majority of Republicans (133) and a handful [...]

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