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Bush administration calls for rise in deposit insurance

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration moved to bolster confidence in U.S. financial markets yesterday, calling for a temporary rise in insurance on deposits in the nation's banks and relaxing a complicated accounting rule banks insist has been a big part of their problems.

The changes were rumored throughout the day, contributing to a rally on Wall Street also based partly on hopes Congress...

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