Bipartisan Meeting To Address Bailout Proposal Ends In Disarray: Report
'We've got to move rapidly,' Barack Obama tells CNN after White House summit. By Shawn Adler
Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain
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A bipartisan emergency meeting between President Bush, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama and several other key congressional leaders ended at the White House on Thursday afternoon (September 25) in disarray and without any clear agreement on an economic-bailout plan, according to CNN.com .
The meeting was convened to discuss the current economic crisis and, more specifically, a proposed $700 billion economic-recovery plan, which would, in effect, "bail out" Wall Street investors.
"The president appreciates the bipartisan members of the congressional leadership and the two presidential candidates coming to the White House today to discuss how to finalize the financial-rescue package," White House press secretary Dana Perino said in a statement. "There is a clear sense of ...
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