Mortgage crisis has Washington putting free-market ideology aside (International Herald Tribune)
Story date: 2008-09-06 11:17:27
Added on: 2008-09-06 23:50:26
American politicians often talk of free markets and small government, but Washington has a long history of providing financial help to the private sector when the economic or political risk of a corporate collapse appeared too high.
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