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Market dumps are following the voting in the house as the number of lawmakers voting for the $700 billion bail out approaches its final count.
So far 207 have voted Yea and 226 have voted Nay. At least 218 votes are required to pass the bill. There is a considerable amount of discussion going on on the floor and are hoping that votes will get brought over to pass it.
The house has adjourned the vote for now, but analysts are saying they will get back to the vote by the end of the day.
Meanwhile the American markets continued to tumble, with the Dow Jones falling more than 500 points since the bailout vote stalled.
The vote concerns the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which promises over $700 billion in relief for both American and Foreign companies.
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The House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion bailout today following extended debate where many members, including some who brokered the deal with it, was highly unpopular.
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The House, following four hours of heated and emotional debate, started to vote Monday on a sweeping $700 bailout of the nation's financial system.Investors were watching the vote closely. The Dow plummeted more than 700 points at one point as votes against the bill mounted.
Stocks tumbled Monday afternoon on worries that the government's $700 billion bank bailout plan won't be sufficient to restore liquidity to nearly frozen credit markets.
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