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07.14.2008 9:02 pm

Tuesday’s editorial: Too big to fail

The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve rode to the rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the weekend, promising to lend freely to the giant mortgage companies and provide capital if necessary.
The government’s goal was to fend off…

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04.29.2008 9:02 pm

Wednesday editorial: The sky is not falling

Check out these headlines from the Post-Dispatch:
• “Tight credit may have economy in death grip”
• “Housing starts dip to five-year low”
• “Scared bankers could worsen economic woes”
Those sound like today’s headlines, but they’re not. They’re from 1990 and 1991, the…

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