What can the Fed do now that the House has rejected the bailout package?

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Yesterday, the stock market was tumbling even before the House failed to pass $700 billion dollar bailout legislation for the country’s financial institutions. The failure to pass the bill created an even rougher ride on Wall Street. Guest: David Wyss, chief economist for Standard and Poor’s

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