<![CDATA[Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Spent $200M To Buy Influence]]>

1.0 link 113059 <![CDATA[Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Spent $200M To Buy Influence]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/16/fannie-mae-freddie-mac-sp_n_113059.html The Politico has an article today detailing the influence Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have bought in Washington over the past decade. The government-chartered companies had to get bailed out by the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve earlier this week. To read more about the bailout go here. To read about the millions spent on Washington lobbying see an excerpt below or go here.

If you want to know how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have survived...

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