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Fannie Mae has probably bought and repackaged this one already

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-04-03 21:23 Section: Daily Dispatches

Man, 102, Takes Out
25-Year Mortgage

By Brendan Montague
The Times, London
Sunday, March 25, 2007

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/money/mortgages/article15...

A pensioner aged 102 has been granted a 25-year mortgage despite the fact he would have to live until 127 to pay the loan back.

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Help NYPost's John Crudele expose the PPT

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-04-03 20:56 Section: Daily Dispatches

9p ET Tuesday, April 2, 2007

Dear Friend of GTAA and Gold:

GATA's friend Mark Spengler read John Crudele's wonderful column in today's New York Post about the refusal of U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to acknowledge a request for access to the minutes of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets --

which you can find here ...

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Ted Butler: The excellence of silver

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-04-03 20:35 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:30p ET Tuesday, April 2, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In his new essay, silver market analyst Ted Butler makes the case for the white metal as well as it ever has been made.

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John Crudele: Treasury clams up on PPT

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-04-03 08:36 Section: Daily Dispatches

Hank, Why Are You
Ignoring My FOI Requests?

By John Crudele
New York Post
Tuesday, April 3, 2007

http://www.nypost.com/seven/04032007/business/hank__why_are_you_ignoring...

I've decided to send a very public letter to Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson.

Dear Mr. Paulson:

How ya doing?

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Ecuador's president denounces adoption of U.S. dollar

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2007-04-02 21:43 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Matthew Walter and Theresa Bradley
Bloomberg News Service
Monday, April 2, 2007

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aDwMjnauuvFg

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -- Ecuador's decision to adopt the U.S. dollar has been "a complete failure," benefiting the wealthy while creating too few jobs, President Rafael Correa said.