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Bush Already Rejiggering $700B Bailout

Initial reluctance to buy stock may have hurt rescue

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 12, 2008 6:29 AM CDT

(Newser) – The White House is abruptly overhauling plans for the $700 billion bailout package it pushed through Congress just two week ago—raising fears that valuable time was lost on a plan not carefully considered, reports the New York Times. Instead of using funds to buy... Read full story »

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