More Power To The Federal Reserve?

NPR by John Ydstie | Sep. 14, 2009 (News Analysis)

A year ago this week, the global financial system teetered on the edge of collapse. Large financial institutions were sinking, swamped by losses linked to subprime mortgages. In the early stages of the financial crisis, it was the Federal Reserve that did the heavy lifting. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Business
Topics: U.S. Economy, Finance
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Sep 13, 2009 - 9:41 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Christine Tracy (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Sep 13, 2009 - 9:41 PM PDT

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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Sep. 13, 2009
Derek posted this story.
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Christine Tracy
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 by Christine Tracy - Sep. 14, 2009

This is an important topic. I believe we need more historical context for stories, and this story is an example of that.

There is still so much I personally don't know about what happened. I feel like many of these stories are just the tip of the iceberg.

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