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AP: Bush Administration Backed Off Recommended Crackdowns On Risky Mortgages

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by usclimey December 1, 2008 11:57 AM EST
I sure hope Obama can make up for the criminal follies of the Bush regime, but recreating a solvent US and then curing the ills of the world, as seems to be expected of the guy, might prove a little too much for just two terms.
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by paidgopshill December 1, 2008 11:44 AM EST
The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed.

But, But, but..Bill Clinton and Barney Frank.......
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