U.S. Senate OKs McCaskill bill on financial oversight

Thursday, December 11, 2008 | 4:04 p.m. CST; updated 4:31 p.m. CST, Thursday, December 11, 2008

WASHINGTON — The Senate has approved Sen. Claire McCaskill’s bill to strengthen government oversight of the $700 billion Wall Street rescue plan, but its fate in the House is uncertain.

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