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5. Aha! Damn, those used to be considered "safe assets" too, prime for the collateralization market.

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 07:13 PM

Dec 2011

Isn't that why they will never let the lawsuits get out of hand though? It almost cries out to be papered over just to keep things functioning.

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