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Opinion: Abolish Fannie and Freddie
By not in system - AOL NewsWhen the Obama administration issues its report about the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- expected later this week -- it is sure to set off another round of debate about what to do with these giant mortgage companies. During the depths of the financial crisis, there was plenty of brave talk from Democrats and Republicans about reforming the two companies. But now, as we have arisen from the worst of it, there is much less talk on both sides of the aisle of radical reform and much more talk of going forward with business as usual. But when it comes to Fannie and Freddie, radical ...
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By Dave - Politics DailyHotline On Call:"Today, they're saying for the first time that Barack Obama didn't know back then about Ayers's radical background," Palin told a rowdy crowd of 8,800 people at the Germain Arena. "But it was only a few months ago that Barack was saying that Ayers was just a 'guy in my neighborhood.'"Palin said she found it unbelievable that Obama "didn't know a few months ago that he had launched his political career in the living room of a domestic terrorist.""So what's next?" she said. "Claiming their ticket doesn't define higher taxes as patriotic? Or claiming he's just learned that tax ...
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