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February 25, 2010 16:48

Bernanke delivers warning on U.S. debt -Stage is set in U.S. for a Greek tragedy

With uncharacteristic bluntness, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Congress on Wednesday that the United States could soon face a debt crisis like the one in Greece, and declared that the central bank will not help legislators by printing money to pay for the ballooning federal debt.

February 23, 2010 05:01

Economic Whodunit By Thomas Sowell

This was not something that federal regulatory agencies permitted. It was something that federal regulatory agencies– under pressure from politicians– pressured and threatened lenders into doing in the name of “affordable housing.”