Reuters Canada Business Summary (The Globe and Mail)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration asked Congress on Saturday for $700 billion to bail out firms burdened with bad mortgage debt, seeking extraordinary authority as it tackles the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

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