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US STOCKS PLUMMET AS BAILOUT VOTE FAILS
U.S. stocks plunge, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding roughly 715 points as the proposed $700 billion bailout is voted down in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dow sees the biggest drop since the 722 point drop on Sept. 17, 2001.
US HOUSE DEFEATS MARKET-RESCUE LEGISLATION
U.S. House defeats a $700 billion rescue plan for Wall Street, a vote that defied warnings of the potential dire consequences to the financial markets. The 205-228 vote against the plan sends stocks plummeting, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle suggested the legislation is not dead. See reader comments.