Charles Schumer - Rep. Barney Frank, D-MA, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, speaks to the media after meeting with Republican and Democratic members of Congress to discuss the $700 billion financial bailout plan put forward by the Bush administration on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 25, 2008. From left are Frank, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, Sen. Robert Bennett, R-UT, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-CT, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI. Dodd said the deal is moving forward and that Democratic and Republican leaders would be going to the White House today to discuss it with U.S. President George W. Bush. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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House considers financial bailout options in Washington
Rep. Barney Frank, D-MA, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, speaks to the media after meeting with Republican and Democratic members of Congress to discuss the $700 billion financial bailout plan put forward by the Bush administration on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 25, 2008. From left are Frank, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, Sen. Robert Bennett, R-UT, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-CT, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI. Dodd said the deal is moving forward and that Democratic and Republican leaders would be going to the White House today to discuss it with U.S. President George W. Bush.
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