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"Investors questioned how long it would take for the [US Bailout] package to unfreeze credit markets, restore bank lending and generally shore up the U.S. economy.
"The market had already figured in the package's passage," said Yukio Takahashi at Shinko Securities Co. in Tokyo. "There are strong doubts about its implementation."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081…
Ah. Man, am I ever glad we rushed through that legislation giving all new powers and authority to the Executive branch then. You know without stopping to think or anything because those experts in the Bush administration were on the teevee saying "Fear! Danger! Now!"...That happened, what? Friday. And here it is 7:07am EST my time on Monday and the markets have already factored it in and are sinking. Awesome.