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Geithner, Bernanke work on $700B bailout overhaul (AP)

 
AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other top banking officials met Friday to hammer out details of a major overhaul of the government's financial rescue program. One official said the Obama administration was close to unveiling the new plan. (link)

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