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Monday, September 29, 2008
23 votes sinks the $700bn bail out
23 votes sinks the $700bn bail out
A White House spokesman said that President George W Bush was "very disappointed" by the vote's result.
As if reading from the same script...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said the voting down of a $700bn (£380bn) bill in the US aimed at bailing out Wall Street was "very disappointing".
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4 comments:
jailhouselawyer,
Is the lack of agreement resulting in 'global meltdown' in the best interests of US as a diminishing 'superpower' ?
The assured bailout has turned to turmoil following 'visits' from John McCain & Brown.
We live in interesting times John!
I never thought I would actually see the USA go bankrupt, but it is looking increasingly likely.
barnacle bill,
Britain's is the same boat - recently reported that taxpayers are paying massive EU fines for government exceeding borrowing limits.
And yet some people have been talking about this for years.
It has been on the cards.
It did not come as a surprise.
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