President George W. Bush signs a Wall Street bailout bill in the Oval Office of the White House October 3, 2008 in Washington, DC. Bush signed the...
Trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange September 29, 2008 in New York City. U.S. Stocks took a nosedive in reaction to the global...
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after ringing the opening bell September 22, 2008 in New York City. After weekend...
Stephen Friedman, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and current Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Board member, testifies at a House...
Timothy Geithner, U.S. Treasury secretary, testifies at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on...
Timothy Geithner, U.S. Treasury secretary, testifies at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on...
Timothy Geithner, U.S. Treasury secretary, is sworn in before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on...
Herb Allison, assistant Treasury secretary for financial stability, center, testifies before a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee on the...
Senator John H. Glenn , simulates a parachute drop into water during emergency bailout training at the Sonny Carter Training Center April 12, 1998....
November 18: Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. Testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the Troubled Asset Relief Program...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks with Britain's Prime minister Gordon Brown as escorting him after a dinner at the end of working meeting to...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy , flanked by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, German chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy , flanked by Luxemburg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Junker, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, German...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel, before a working meeting to devise their own bailout packages for ailing...
President Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, Luxemburg Prime minister Jean Claude Junker, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas...
Oct. 03: House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., during a news conference after the House passed financial bailout legislation. After four days...
Oct. 03: House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., during a news conference after the House passed financial bailout legislation....
Oct. 03: House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel,...
Oct. 03: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during a news conference after the House passed...
Oct. 03: House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer,...
Oct. 03: House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,...
Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, speaks on the passage of the financial bailout bill October 3, 2008 upon arrival in...
Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, looks down as he speaks on the passage of the financial bailout bill October 3, 2008...
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington on October 3 watched by House Financial Services...
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi shows the revised 700-billion-USD Wall Street bailout bill to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney...
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi signs the revised 700-billion-USD Wall Street bailout bill during a press conference October 3, 2008 in Washington,...
Man looks on beneath a Times Square news ticker announcing the Congressional bailout bill passage October 3, 2008 in New York City. Congress passed a...
Oct. 02: House Financial Services ranking member Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., during a news conference with a group of Republicans -- most of whom voted...
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 2, 2008 in New York City. The Dow closed over 340 points lower on bad economic news...
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter speaks at a news conference held by House Republicans who remain opposed to the financial bailout package on October 2, 2008...
President George W. Bush speaks during a meeting with US small business representatives regarding US economic woes, including the Senate's passage of...
Pedestrians walk down Wall St. Across from the New York Stock Exchange October 2, 2008 in New York City. After passing in the Senate late Wednesday,...
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 2, 2008 in New York City. After passing in the Senate late Wednesday, the Bush...
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 2, 2008 in New York City. After passing in the Senate late Wednesday, the Bush...
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 2, 2008 in New York City. After passing in the Senate late Wednesday, the Bush...
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd speaks to the press with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in...
Sen. Christopher Dodd speaks at a news conference following a vote on legislation drafted in response to the ongoing credit markets crisis on Capitol...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks as Sen. Judd Gregg listens at a news conference following a vote on legislation drafted in response to the...
Sen. Judd Gregg speaks as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Sen. Christopher Dodd , and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid listen at a news...
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Chris Dodd , Sen. Max Baucus , Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid , Sen. Judd Gregg and Senate Minority...
Senator Barack Obama leaves the Capitol after casting his vote in the affirmative for the revised Senate version of the bailout on October 1, 2008 on...
Miko Sloper of Berkley, California wears an "Uncle Sam" costume outside the US Capitol before a series of Senate votes on the bailout plan on October...
Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, steps off his plane October 01, 2008 upon arrival in Arlington, Virginia. McCain was...
President George W. Bush speaks during a meeting with Gen. David McKiernan, Commander for NATO International Security Assistance Force in...
President George W. Bush pauses as he speaks to the media during a meeting with Gen. David McKiernan, Commander for NATO International Security...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks to the media on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate will vote Wednesday...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks to the media on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate will vote Wednesday...
Sen. Max Baucus , chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Finance, walks through the Senate side of the Capitol building October 1, 2008 in...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks to the media on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate will vote Wednesday...
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid talks to reporters on Capitol Hill October 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate will vote Wednesday...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-NV, speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 1, 2008. US lawmakers gathered...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 1, 2008. US lawmakers gathered...
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid talks to reporters on Capitol Hill October 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate will vote Wednesday...
Sen. Chris Dodd , chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, speaks with reporters before a weekly Democratic party policy lunch on Capitol Hill on...
Senator Christopher Dodd, D-CT,talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on October 1, 2008. The Senate is expected to vote on an 700...
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Chris Dodd talks to reporters after walking off the Senate floor October 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. The U.S....
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation headquarters is seen in this October 1, 2008 photo in Washington, DC. US President George W. Bush will...
Sept. 30: Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Rep. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., during a news...
People walk past a campaign poster of US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama in Los Angeles on September 30, 2008. Obama...
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama speaks during a rally at the University of Nevada September 30, 2008 in Reno, Nevada. Obama...
