Lawmakers are closer to reaching an agreement on the Wall Street bailout plan

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The Bush administration and leading lawmakers have agreed to include mortgage aid and strong congressional oversight in a plan to provide unprecedented help for failing financial institutions. But that doesn’t mean that the bailout deal is done. Guest: Todd Zwillich, Capitol News Connection

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