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Hoping you’re having a great day！I’m Nicole Lapin at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
The House has just approved a massive Wall Street bailout just 4 days after voting down a version of the plan. And President Bush signed a short time later. The move a cap , a hectic sometimes chaotic week on Capital Hill. The Senate resurrected that 700-billion-dollar bailout added several provisions worth 110 billion dollars to improve its chances in the House. Nearly 15 members switched sides in the House. And the measure passed by a comfortable margin. It went down to 263: 171.
Seeing at the same time as US Vice Presidential candidates took their first and only debate to the stage. Last night they were polite but pointed. That’s how a lot of pundits are describing Thursday night’s exchange between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Sarah Palin. Among the topics they coverd were the economy, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the environment. And not a candidate, we should say, made any serious missteps.
Investigators have found human remains in the wreckage of Steve Fossett’s plane. The DNA of a bone is now being tested at a California lab. Earlier this week hikers found Fossett’s ID cards, cash and other things in this area. Authorities say the plane crashed head-on into a mountain and storm clouds may have play, played a part in this accident. The millionaire adventurer disappeared 13 months ago.
Wachovia wants to walk away from its tentative deal with Citigroup. And now announcing, instead, it’s gonna merge with banking giant, Wells Frago. The announcement has Wall Street happy with stock future higher on the news. The deal would be worth 15.1 billion dollars. investors like it because it hasn’t enforced by the regulators and also doesn’t use government money. Citigroup however does not like it. It has already demanded that Wachovia and Well Fargo terminate this proposal. In a statement Citigroup says it has an exclusive agreement with Wachovia.
Apparently there will be no mistrial in the Alaska senator Ted Stevens corruption case. The judge ruled against the defense despite finding that the prosecutors broke rules requiring them to turn over evidence favorable to the 84-year-old lawmaker. The trail is recessed until Monday. Stevens is accused of failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts from an oil services contractor.
And those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is always your source, online, on TV or your cell phone. Take care!
词汇小注：
hectic a.繁忙的
chaotic a. 混乱的 pundit n. 学者，评论家 misstep n.失足，过失 tentative a.犹豫不决的，暂时的
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