When Should the Fed Crash the Party? - Peter Bernstein - NY Times 

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Wall Street Girds For Regulation In The Wake Of Crises - … Christopher Dodd , a Democrat from Connecticut , will protect mortgage servicing companies from lawsuits brought by mortgage-backed securities investors. …   … -  Money CNN

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House signs off on sweeping housing bill - Bush administration opposes FHA refi plan - Inman News 

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Citigroup may unveil $400 billion asset sales: sources - … “The only reason you’d sell off that many assets is you have a lot more losses coming than you originally thought,” said Jim Huguet, co-chief executive at fund manager Great Companies LLC,  … - Reuters

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A Really, Truly Terrible Investment - Liz Moyer -  Auction-rate securities are a mess. Those backed by education loans are even worse. Is there a way out? -  <a href="http://www.forbes.com/