US tries to rescue mortgage giants - Boston Globe
Story date: 2008-07-13 10:18:00
Added on: 2008-07-13 22:52:02
WASHINGTON - Alarmed by the sharply eroding confidence in the nation's two largest mortgage finance companies, the Bush administration yesterday asked Congress to approve a sweeping rescue package that would give officials the power to inject ...
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