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Dems told White House may soon look to tap bailout funds

 

Published 1/10/2009 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Congressional Democrats were notified Friday afternoon by the White House that they could get a request soon for the remaining $350 billion of funds from that massive $700 billion financial bailout package, a Democratic leadership source confirms to CNN. According to this Democratic source, who did not want to be named because [...] (link)

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