Bush Signs $700 Billion Financial Bailout Bill

President Bush signed a $700 billion financial bailout package Friday, shortly after the U.S. House passed the rescue measure, in a vote of 263-171.
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House Approves Bailout on Second Try -- nytimes
Text of the Bill (house.gov)

Reversal of fortune: House approves $700-billion bailout bill, Latimes
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