Monday 6 October 2008

US Lawmakers Pass Historic Bailout Bill



US President George W. Bush signs the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 in the Oval Office after the House passed the $700 billion financial rescue legislation in Washington, October 3, 2008.

US President George W. Bush makes a statement in the Rose Garden after the House passed the $700 billion financial rescue legislation, October 3, 2008 in Washington.



US President George W. Bush (L) shakes hands with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as he departs the Treasury Building after thanking Treasury workers for their efforts after the House passed the $700 billion financial rescue legislation, in Washington.

U.S.House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi signs the financial rescue package bill in Washington, Oct. 3, 2008. The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a revised 700 billion dollar bailout plan, authorizing the U.S. government the largest financial intervention since the Great Depression. The financial bailout package was passed by a vote of 263-171. The Senate passed the measure earlier in the week on a bipartisan vote of 74-25.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (front L) presents the financial rescue package bill she just signed in Washington,

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 3, 2008. US stocks fell, shedding earlier gains on Friday, as concerns about the economy overshadowed the US House of Representatives' approval of the Bush administration's $700 billion financial rescue package.



A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Oct. 3, 2008. U.S. stocks retreated Friday as investors worried about the outlook of economy despite the U.S. government's 700-billion-dollar financial rescue plan.



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