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 Gates: U.S. 'stuck' in Guantanamo Defense Secretary told a Senate subcommittee that Efforts to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are at 'a standstill'
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| Jul.26 |
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Senate approves housing bill| The Senate has approved a $300bn rescue fund designed to prop up battered housing market. It may also be used to bail out the mortgage giants | |
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| Sep.23 |
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Congress cool after bail-out plea| Lawmakers have expressed strong scepticism about a bail-out of the banking system, following a 5-hour Senate hearing on the rescue plan | |
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| Oct.1 |
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Senate urged to back crisis bill| Democratic and Republican Senate leaders have appealed for a new version of a $700bn Wall Street bail-out to be approved in a key vote | |
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Senate backs new bail-out bill  The Senate, 74 to 25, has approved a new version of a $700bn rescue plan for the troubled US financial system
| Senators voted in favour of the emergency legislation to stabilise volatile markets and limit further damage to the economy. The plan included an increase in the level of government insurance for bank deposits and a targeted tax breaks. McCain returned from the campaign trail for the vote
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 US approves Indian nuclear deal The Senate is ending a three-decade ban on US nuclear trade with Delhi, by the 86-13 vote
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| Dec.4 |
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Carmakers 'affect entire economy' The chairman of the Senate committee deciding whether to rescue the Detroit 3 has said the health of the entire US economy is at stake
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| Dec.11 |
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US car bail-out fails in Senate| A $14bn bail-out package for the beleaguered US car industry has died after failing to get enough support in a procedural vote | |
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