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Bailout

Coverage of the federal government's bailout of the financial industry.

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Bailout

Bailout bill in the House

Broadcast: Midmorning, 10/03/2008, 9:45 a.m.

Strong support in the Senate for a revised $700 billion economic bailout package is putting pressure on the House to pass it also as they vote Friday. Midmorning also looks at unemployment numbers and the takeover of Wachovia Corp. in the context of the bailout.

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  • Catharine Richert: reporter for Congressional Quarterly covering Capitol Hill and Washington D.C.
  • Mark Zandi: chief economist at Economy.com.

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