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time.com - 1/15/2009
Obama Awaits Vote in Senate for $350B Bailout
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A wary Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on Obama's request for $350 billion in financial bailout money
foxnews.com - 1/15/2009
Senate Releases $350B in Bailout Funds to Obama - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic ...
— foxnews.com — Thursday, January 15, 2009 WASHINGTON— The Senate narrowly approved President-elect Barack Obama's request for $350 billion in... financial bailout money on Thursday. The vote averts a politically awkward showdown between Obama and Democratic leaders in ... (more) Senate Releases $350B in Bailout Funds to Obama - ...

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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/15/2009
Senate approves release of additional $350B for bailout
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Senate voted Thursday afternoon to release the remaining $350 billion dollars of the... Troubled Asset Recovery Program (TARP) bailout fund. The Senate's 52-42 rejection of a resolution of disapproval on the release of the ... (more) Senate approves release of additional $350B for bailout

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Obama Awaits Vote in Senate for $350B Bailout
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on Obama's request for $350 billion in financial bailout money -- the first installment of his economic recovery plan. The $350 billion comes on top of Obama's demand for an economic stimulus package that has grown to about $850 billion. A vote on the stimulus could come by mid-February.       ...

Obama Awaits Senate Vote on Bailout Release
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Lawmakers are set to vote Thursday on the president-elect's request to release the second half of the financial bailout money. The $350 billion comes on top of Obama's push for an economic stimulus package that has grown ...

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