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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

www.fanniemae.com Fannie Mae was created in 1938, under President Roosevelt. Fannie Mae was re-chartered in 1968 by Congress as a shareholder-owned company, funded solely with private capital raised from investors on Wall Street and around the world. History:   To provide competition ...

The Declaration of Independence

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

The Declaration of Independence asserted humanity's right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson's "original Rough draught" illustrates Jefferson's literary flair and records key changes made by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and the Continental Congress before its July 4, 1776 adoption.

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