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• The joke's on us. Also, the tab.

  Posted Jun 26 2008, 10:51 AM by Todd Harrison
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  Filed under: Bank of America, Washington Post
  Money Blog: Top Stocks Blog - MSN Money

  You know that plan awaiting action in the Senate to help ease the foreclosure crisis and how it's not really a bailout of banks? It turns out it's really a bailout of banks, which makes sense considering it was actually proposed by banks.

  The Washington Post today takes a look at the mechanics of the proposal, first suggested by Credit Suisse, which will essentially allow hundreds of thousands of homeowners to refinance their mortgages with lower-cost government-backed loans, very conveniently relieving the banks of the impaired debt. Bank of America soon got in on the act with a more elaborate proposal of its own.   Read More...

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• A look at Warren Buffett's stock holdings -- all of them

  Posted Jun 02 2008, 06:37 AM by Douglas McIntyre
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  Filed under: Wal-Mart, Berkshire Hathaway, Wells Fargo, United Health, Washington Post, United Parcel Service, Union Pacific
  Money Blog: Top Stocks Blog - MSN Money

  Did you ever wonder which stocks Warren Buffett holds in Berkshire Hathaway? Here's a snapshot of his various holdings, broken down alphabetically, as of the reporting cut off date of March 31, 2008. 

  Some have multiple positions because of various entities that are held.  Here goes:    Read More...

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