The Senate approved its version of a mammoth bill to rescue the financial services industry Wednesday night, saying changes to protect investors and small businesses could persuade reluctant House members to go along.
The government's failure to reach a compromise on a hotly contested federal bailout package is adding to the frustration and confusion surrounding the country's current financial crisis.
The fate of a man facing execution Thursday evening for his role in a fatal robbery was in the hands of Gov. Rick Perry after the state parole board recommended the death sentence be commuted to life in prison.
Even as the federal government was spending hundreds of billions of dollars to prop up firms, companies were boosting benefits for CEOs.
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He didn't pull the trigger, but faces death
He didn't pull the trigger, but faces death
He didn't pull the trigger, but faces death
He didn't pull the trigger, but faces death
Unemployment seen nearing 10 percent
Perks keep rolling at rescued banks
Perks keep rolling at rescued banks
Perks keep rolling at rescued banks
Perks keep rolling at rescued banks
Perks keep rolling at rescued banks