Seeded on Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:34 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
The House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system, ignoring urgent warnings from President Bush and congressional leaders of both parties that the economy could nosedive into recession without it.
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