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And WE pay -- How Freddie Mac Halted Regulatory Drive - NYTimes.com
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 04:08:30 -0500
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-The-Influence-Game-Freddie-Mac.htmlWASHINGTON (AP) -- From a hefty lobbying budget to the use of free baseball tickets, Freddie Mac fended off any meaningful regulation in the years before the housing mortgage giant crashed, records obtained by The Associated Press show.
When the Washington Nationals played their first-ever baseball game in the nation's capital in April 2005, two congressmen who oversaw Freddie Mac had choice seats -- courtesy of the very company they were supposed to be keeping an eye on.
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