WASHINGTON — A plan to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners avoid foreclosure is drawing bipartisan support in the Senate, setting the stage for high-stakes negotiations among congressional Democrats. The far-reaching housing plan faces a ...

ABC News - The Bear Stearns bailout has come under scrutiny from critics questioning why the Fed can manage to funnel money to a major bank, but not to homeowners facing foreclosure, as Congressional Democrats have proposed.

If you see congressional Democrats with big smiles on their faces, it’s probably because they have raised significantly more money for the 2008 campaign than their Republican counterparts. rtr1mj05.jpg Democrats are hoping to pick up a ...