Taxpayers May Be Liable for Billions From Bear, Mortgage Rescue (Bloomberg.com)

Story date: 2008-03-25 09:25:14
Added on: 2008-03-25 22:04:16

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Even as the Bush administration insists it won't risk public funds in a bailout, American taxpayers may already be liable for billions of dollars stemming from Federal Reserve and Treasury efforts to quell a financial crisis.


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