We won!!!!
The Progressives won!!!!
(excerpt from) Yahoo News
House defeats $700B financial markets bailout
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer 3 minutes ago
WASHINGTON – The House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package, ignoring urgent pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to quickly bail out the staggering financial industry.
Stocks plummeted on Wall Street even before the 228-205 vote to reject the bill was announced on the House floor.
When the critical vote was tallied, too few members of the House were willing to support the unpopular measure with elections just five weeks away…
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