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Michael Barone

Who's Responsible for the Financial Meltdown: Fannie and Freddie, or Congress?

September 24, 2008 03:39 PM ET | Michael Barone | Permanent Link | Print

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and Congress, according to my American Enterprise Institute colleague, Kevin Hassett. His Bloomberg column links to a prescient 2005 article by another AEIer, Peter Wallison. And here is Wallison's latest, coauthored by AEI colleague Charles Calomiris. All three are well worth reading.

Tags: Congress | Wall Street | Fannie Mae | Freddie Mac

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Michael Barone is a senior writer for U.S.News & World Report and principal coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics. He has written for many publications—including the Economist and the New York Times.

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