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Empresas y finanzas

Bank bailout tops 60 votes needed to pass Senate


    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to provide $700 billion to help rescue the ailing U.S. financial industry has gotten more than the minimum 60 votes needed for passage in the U.S. Senate.

    The Senate is continuing to vote and assuming there are no unexpected vote-switches, the bill would next go to the House of Representatives, where a vote is likely on Friday.

    (Reporting by Donna Smith and Kevin Drawbaugh; Editing by Tim Dobbyn)