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The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Dan Caplinger	The Last Straw for Suffering Homeowners A spike in mortgage rates threatens any chance of a housing recovery.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2007 Chuck Saletta	Dueling Fools: 2008 Bear The bears feel that our current crop of politicians are no smarter than the ones who worsened the Great Depression, and therefore, our markets may be doomed in 2008.
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The Motley Fool January 14, 2010 Alex Dumortier	The Riskiest, Most Profitable Bank of All While the Fed won't suffer the same fate as Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers or Northern Rock, a run on the dollar (or even just an orderly decline) could turn out to be the direct equivalent of a run on the (central) bank.
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The Motley Fool December 7, 2007 Seth Jayson	Bush's Bailout Bait-and-Switch The good news: The plan doesn't interfere too much with the free markets. The bad news: The plan doesn't interfere too much with the free markets.
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The Motley Fool September 8, 2008 Rich Duprey	Paulson to Fannie and Freddie Investors: Drop Dead The Treasury secretary's plans to nationalize Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will wipe out investors.
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