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Bank bailout bill clears Lower House

A bill to inject public funds into financial institutions to bolster their capital bases was passed by the House of Representatives at its plenary session Thursday. The so-called bank recapitalization bill cleared the Lower House by a majority vote of... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Nov 06 2008

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