Sweeteners entice lawmakers back to rescue plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bit by bit, lawmaker by lawmaker, forces in favor of the massive financial rescue plan rejected just days ago are turning around the tide of opinion in Congress. They're using goodies, phone calls, old-fashioned arm-twisting. They bring a keen knowledge of what needs to be added to the package to entice a particular congressman to flip, whether it has much to do with Wall Street or not. Mental health parity in big insurance plans? Sure, if that's what it takes. "This is sausage-making, of course," said Jade West, lobbyist for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors. Toward, in her opinion, a tasty end product. But also an even more expensive one. Add about $120 billion over 5 years in sweeteners the Senate is a