1.0 link 232418 <![CDATA[Obama Punting On Fannie, Freddie Could Prove Costly]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/14/obama-punting-on-fannie-f_n_232418.html Facing an array of more immediate financial problems, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has pushed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac towards the bottom of his to-do list, even as they continue to amass billions of dollars in losses on the government's tab.

But some finance experts and lawmakers argue that time is wasting as the taxpayer's burden grows.

The government rescued the two mortgage finance giants from the brink of collapse last year, replacing their chief executives and allowing each to tap a...

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