Sen. Dodd speaks on financial markets crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington
Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (2nd L) speaks to the press, as Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (C) looks on, after a bipartisan meeting on the proposed $700 billion bailout of financial markets was postponed on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 26, 2008. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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