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A small group of Democratic House members put together an alternative to the $700 billion financial bailout measure that was defeated in the House on Monday.

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, said they tentatively are calling their options the "no bailouts act," which would eliminate or reduce the risks to taxpayers in bailing out financial institutions holding bad mortgage assets.

The group introduced its bill after the House on Monday rejected a $700 billion bill that would have authorized Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to buy bad mortgage-related securities and other assets that have been clogging credit markets worldwide. Read full article »

CNN's Lesa Jansen and Scott J. Anderson contributed to this report.

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