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  1. Some House lawmakers rethink bailout, some don't

    reuters.com » Reuters: Politics - Oct 1, 2008

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A move in the U.S. Senate to add a few tax sweeteners and other changes to a $700-billion Wall Street bailout bill was prompting a rethink on Wednesday in some corners of the House of

  2. Congress resorts to tax cuts to help pass bailout

    reuters.com » Reuters: Politics - Oct 1, 2008

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress on Wednesday predicted a revised $700 billion financial industry bailout bill would likely pass this week, reversing Monday's stunning vote by the

  3. Bush says "confident" bailout bill will pass

    reuters.com » Reuters: Politics - Oct 1, 2008

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Wednesday said he was confident a $700 billion financial bailout bill would pass Congress and that lawmakers needed to take it "very seriously" to get credit flowing

  4. Bush says "confident" financial bill will pass

    reuters.com » Reuters: Politics - Oct 1, 2008

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Wednesday said he was "confident" a $700 billion financial bailout bill would pass Congress and that it had been improved by the FDIC cap being raised.

  5. Republican Senator says recession coming

    reuters.com » Reuters: Politics - Oct 1, 2008

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $700-billion financial rescue package won't save the United States from recession but might make it a little less severe, a senior Republican senator said on Wednesday.

  6. McCain sees disaster if bailout bill fails again

    reuters.com » Reuters: Politics - Oct 1, 2008

    INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said an improved Wall Street bailout bill was a "decisive step in the right direction" and warned that if a Senate vote on Wednesday

  7. Obama says bailout needed to avert catastrophe

    reuters.com » Reuters: Politics - Oct 1, 2008

    LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Wednesday it was crucial for lawmakers to pass a $700 billion financial bailout package in order to avert an economic catastrophe.

  8. White House backs revised bailout bill

    reuters.com » Reuters: Politics - Oct 1, 2008

    WASHINGTON (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

  9. House Republican Leader backs new rescue bill: aide

    reuters.com » Reuters: Politics - Sep 30, 2008

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican leader John Boehner backs a revised financial rescue plan and believes Congress should pass it, his spokesman, Kevin Smith, said on Tuesday.

  10. Senate sets vote Wednesday on financial bailout

    reuters.com » Reuters: Politics - Sep 30, 2008

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate agreed to vote on a $700 billion financial rescue package on Wednesday night that will include an increase in the amount of bank deposits insured by the FDIC to $250,000 from

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