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The US government has seized control of the mortgage finance companiesFannie Mae and Freddie Mac in what could become the largest corporatebailout ever. The Treasury Department has pledged to provide as much as$200 billion as the two quasi-public companies deal with heavy losseson mortgage defaults. We speak with economist and writer, Max FraadWolff.
New revelations about Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palincontinue to raise questions about how her religious views might affecther decisions on public policy. Much of the scrutiny has focused onPalin's church, the Wasilla Assembly of God. This past a week, a videoemerged of Palin telling students there that the US invasion of Iraq isa task from God. Her comments have raised concerns she could see somegovernment actions as inevitable or preordained as part of a theocraticbelief in "end times."
The US government has seized control of the mortgage finance companiesFannie Mae and Freddie Mac in what could become the largest corporatebailout ever. The Treasury Department has pledged to provide as much as$200 billion as the two quasi-public companies deal with heavy losseson mortgage defaults. We speak with economist and writer, Max FraadWolff.
New revelations about Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palincontinue to raise questions about how her religious views might affecther decisions on public policy. Much of the scrutiny has focused onPalin's church, the Wasilla Assembly of God. This past a week, a videoemerged of Palin telling students there that the US invasion of Iraq isa task from God. Her comments have raised concerns she could see somegovernment actions as inevitable or preordained as part of a theocraticbelief in "end times."
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