The Senate passed a sweeping and controversial financial bailout similar in key ways to one rejected by the House just two days earlier. The measure was passed Wednesday night by a vote of 74-25, with Barack Obama and John McCain voting in favor, CNNMoney.com reports.
Original post by WP-AutoBlog Import
The Senate passed a sweeping and controversial financial bailout similar in key ways to one rejected by the House just two days earlier. The measure was passed Wednesday night by a vote of 74-25, with Barack Obama and John McCain voting in favor, CNNMoney.com reports.
Original post by WP-AutoBlog Import
The Senate has passed a financial bailout package similar to one rejected by the House. The bill passed by a vote of 74 to 25. Presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain voted in favor. Like the bill rejected by the House, the Senate bill would spend $700 billion to buy troubled assets from financial institutions.
Original post by WP-AutoBlog Import
The Senate approved a controversial nuclear deal with India on Wednesday, clearing the way for the United States to export nuclear know-how to India after a ban lasting decades.
Original post by WP-AutoBlog Import
The US Senate approves a revised draft of a $700bn financial rescue plan, which now returns to the House.
Original post by WP-AutoBlog Import
The U.S. Senate has voted in favour of a $700-billion US financial bailout package Wednesday night, improving the chances that it could soon garner approval from Congress and stave off a national recession.
Original post by WP-AutoBlog Import
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has more than doubled this year, threatening to make international trade more expensive and offering terrorists a new source of income, says a report released Wednesday.
Original post by WP-AutoBlog Import
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper defended himself against the barbs of the four other party leaders as they faced off Wednesday evening in the French-language debate.
Original post by WP-AutoBlog Import
The US Congress completes approval of a nuclear deal with India to end a three-decade ban on nuclear trade.
Original post by WP-AutoBlog Import
A debut novel about a 19-year-old widow fleeing her ruthless brothers-in-law through the Rockies in the winter of 1903 has won the $7,500 First Novel Award.
Original post by WP-AutoBlog Import