What's In It for Me? How congressmen decided whether to vote for the ... - Slate
Story date: 2008-11-06 05:44:00
Added on: 2008-11-06 06:17:58
In July, the U.S. government got into the housing business with the passage of the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act, which authorized $300 billion to insure refinanced mortgages. A few weeks ago, the government got into ...
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