Foster and Oberweis sound off on bailout

Federal legislators Wednesday took the first step toward using $700 billion of taxpayer money to save banks and money lenders who made bad loans that couldn't be repaid. After the U.S. House shot down a version of the bailout bill Monday, senators began adding provisions meant to make the bill more appealing to the Democrat-led Congress. That includes incentives like insuring bigger bank accounts and a $110 billion tax break for middle-income taxpayers. Jim Oberweis is a Republican from Illinois seeking to represent the 14th Congressional District, a seat now held by Rep. Bill Foster, D-Geneva. Oberweis made the bailout a campaign issue Wednesday when, in a teleconference, he keyed in on the issue to draw a line of distinction between him a