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Sep 10 2008 12:28pm EDT
Chart of the Day: Federal Debt, Meet Fannie and Freddie
The Congressional Budget Office reaffirmed yesterday its view that the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should sit on the government's books. Meanwhile, the price of protection against a U.S. gov't default hit new records.
Here's what the debt-to-GDP ratio would've looked like if Fannie and Freddie obligations had been on the books since 1987:
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