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Palin's first gaffe: Claims Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac are taxpayer-funded.Quicklink Submitted By Amanda Lang 2 comments
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| Speaking in Colorado this weekend, Gov. Sarah Palin tried to explain the recent federal bailout by claiming that lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had "gotten too big and too expensive to the taxpayers." The companies, however, "aren't taxpayer funded but operate as private companies. Palin's statement "is somewhat nonsensical because up until yesterday there was sort of no public funding there." |
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