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Global Deals Review: Q4 2009

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Dodd says looking to act on GSEs this week--BBG TV

Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:10pm EDT

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd said on Tuesday he would like to take action on troubled U.S. mortgage agencies before the week is over.

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Fresh from hours of questioning Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the implications of a bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mace, Dodd conveyed a sense of urgency to do something.

"I'd like to get something done by the end of the week," he told Bloomberg TV. "We want to restore that confidence."

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