McClatchy:

In a historic vote, the Senate approved a massive $700 billion rescue plan for the nation's finance system Wednesday night, but only after tacking on another $110 billion in tax breaks to lure votes from both parties.

[Oct 3 update: The final package includes 150 billion dollars in tax breaks.]

Deutsche Welle:

According to Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, the American experiment in bringing democracy to the Middle East by force has cost the US Treasury $845 billion.