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"The House of Representatives has shown a catastrophic failure of leadership. Monday’s vote, rejecting Hank Paulson’s admittedly imperfect plan to add liquidity, transparency and perhaps a little capital to the banking system, was shameful. It was a triumph of political expediency over the needs of the nation. The signal was that congressmen would rather save their seats than do what it takes to keep the US payments system functioning. The vote was reversed on Friday but the message cannot be unsaid."
Financial Times editorial
The leading British financial newspaper was making its point in an editorial published on Saturday.

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U.S. Business
  • Dow dives more than 700 points
  • AIG to sell assets to pay government loan
  • Bill Gates tells America not to expect depression
  • Ex-Goldman Sachs Executive To Head $700B Bailout
  • Wall Street tumbles amid global sell-off

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  • Salma Hayek averts wardrobe malfunction on TV
  • Spielberg ends ties with Paramount, to form Ambani-backed company
  • Jolie gets tattoos of twins
  • Sikh Jatha visiting Pakistan on 474th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Ram Das
  • Pammie feels she makes a good celebrity role model

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    10/06/2008 The St. Louis Zoo will announce this afternoon a major overhaul of its south entrance, which is expected to include improvements to make crossing Wells Drive safer as well as other...

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    Missouri
  • Cape Girardeau federal courthouse dedication celebrates life of Rush Limbaugh Sr.
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