Geithner, Bernanke work on $700B bailout overhaul

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with top government officials Friday to refine the administration's plan for overhauling the $700 billion bailout program and improve regulation of the financial system. The administration is working on proposals for how it will use the last $350 billion from the rescue program. But the measures being considered could end up costing taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars beyond the original $700 billion....

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER

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