After a weekend of negotiating in Congress, a bailout bill heads for a vote
The Takeaway talks with two reporters and an economist on the details of a $700-billion Wall Street bailout bill.
Guests: David Herzenhorn, New York Times Reporter, covering the politics of the bailout, Floyd Norris, New York Times Reporter, who has read the bill, and Gus Faucher, Director of Macroeconomics at Moody’s Economy.com, and is a frequent contributor to the Dismal Scientist.
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