House, in second effort, passes bailout bill

Seeded on Fri Oct 3, 2008 2:38 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The House passed a $700 billion bailout of the financial services industry Friday, reversing itself after members came around to a larger Senate version.

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I've got news for you chief, the S&L industry was deregulated during the CLINTON ADMINISTRATION. And as for S&L fiascos, does Whitewater ring any bells?
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