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  September 29, 2008 Federal Bailout Package House Set to Vote on Bailout Package The House of Representatives is scheduled today to vote on the $700 billion economic bailout plan that was negotiated

  September 26, 2008 Federal Bailout Package Negotiations Continue on Bailout Proposal Democratic and Republican negotiators return today to try to revive a deal over a $700 billion rescue fund for at

  September 25, 2008 Federal Bailout Package Bush and Candidates to Meet on Bailout President Bush appealed to the nation last night to support a $700 billion plan to avert a widespread financial

  September 24, 2008 Federal Bailout Package Congress Objects to Lack of Help Aimed at Homeowners The White House waged a multifront campaign yesterday to persuade Congress to accept its vast economic

  September 23, 2008 Federal Bailout Package Bankruptcy Mortgage Modification Provision Resisted as Part of Bailout As negotiations on a $700 billion federal program to purchase bad debt from

  September 22, 2008 Democrats Set Terms as Bailout Debate Begins Congressional Democrats began to set their own terms on Sunday for a plan to rescue the nation’s financial institutions, including

September 19, 2008 Officials Ready Massive Rescue; Lawmakers Work with Fed, Treasury The Bush administration is urgently preparing a massive intervention to revive the U.S. financial system, including

  September 18, 2008 Public Company Filings Surpass 2007 Total The total number of corporate public chapter 7 and 11 filings to date have surpassed those for all of 2007, according to a press release

  September 17, 2008 Fed Extends $85 Billion Loan to Rescue A.I.G. Fearing a financial crisis worldwide, the Federal Reserve reversed course yesterday and agreed to an $85 billion bailout that would

  September 16, 2008 House Judiciary Hearing to Focus on Bankruptcy Trustee Compensation The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing today examining the issue of bankruptcy trustee compensation