Committee chairman sees accord for financial plan by Sunday

Saturday, September 27, 2008

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration and Congress revived negotiations Friday on a $700 billion financial bailout, one day after the largest bank collapse in U.S. history provided a brutal reminder of the risks of failure. Democrats talked optimistically of agreement by the end of the weekend.

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