The Irish government may be heading towards collapse after agreeing to a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Prime Minister Brian Cowen said he will call an election for early next year, but some politicians in Irelan

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Republican presidential nominee John McCain has reversed his earlier decision and decided to participate in Friday's long scheduled debate with Democrat candidate Barack Obama. McCain had said he would not attend the debate unless there was agreemen

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Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are taking a rare break from the campaign trail to join President Bush and congressional leaders at the White House for a meeting on the U.S. financial crisis. McCain and Obama are scheduled for t

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Markets made moderate gains Thursday on news that congressional leaders had agreed in principle to a bailout plan for troubled firms on Wall Street. But a White House meeting later in the day highlighted work that still needs to be done to reach a f

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Members of Congress are demanding more taxpayer protections and congressional oversight in the $700 billion bailout plan lawmakers are expected to debate this week to rescue failing U.S. financial institutions. As VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Cap

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Members of Congress are demanding more taxpayer protections and more congressional oversight be included in the $700 billion bailout plan that is being debated to rescue failing U.S. financial institutions. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hi

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has defended his handling of the $700 billion financial bailout package. Paulson spoke Thursday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, and Mike O'Sullivan reports, he called for ca

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The Bush administration is attempting to dampen expectations for immediate government action to save America's troubled car manufacturers. White House Press Secretary Dana Perino responds to a reporter's question at the White House, 16 Dec 2008 Two

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A race is on to try to save one of India's information technology giants that was cut down by a gigantic fraud allegedly perpetrated by its founder. Media personnel wait outside office of Satyam Computer Services Ltd. in Hyderabad, India, 08 Jan 200

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner returned to the U.S. Congress Wednesday, a day after he announced the Obama administration's plan for continuing efforts to rescue the nation's ailing banking system. He faced lawmakers frustrated that few de

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By Kent Klein White House 21 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaks at Metropolitan Archives facility, in Landover, Maryland, 21 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is announcing plans to make more credit available to America's small businesses

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Revised legislation to rescue America's financial institutions has cleared its first hurdle, winning approval in the U.S. Senate. The bill could face a tougher test Friday in the House of Representatives. 经过修改的拯救美国金融机构的立法

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imposed pay limits on executives of banks and other companies that receive government bailout money to avoid collapse. President Barack Obama listens to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as he delivers remarks about executive compensation, 04 Feb

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U.S. President George Bush says he is confident there will be a deal to rescue America's troubled financial sector, a day after lawmakers failed to pass his $700 billion plan. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the bill's failure l

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Markets made moderate gains Thursday on news that congressional leaders had agreed in principle to a bailout plan for troubled firms on Wall Street. But a White House meeting later in the day highlighted work that still needs to be done to reach a fi

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Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are taking a rare break from the campaign trail to join President Bush and congressional leaders at the White House for a meeting on the U.S. financial crisis. McCain and Obama are scheduled for th

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