Economy: Lawmakers want alternative to $700B plan
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke bluntly warned lawmakers Tuesday they risk a recession with more unemployment and home foreclosures unless they pass the Bush administration's $700 billion plan to save the financial industry.
Influential lawmakers in both parties demanded changes in the White House -backed proposal, and conservative Republicans recoiled at federal intervention into private cap...
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