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Big Banks Involved in the $250 Billion Federal Intervention


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U.S. Forces Nine Major Banks To Accept Partial Nationalization
Article | The U.S. government is dramatically escalating its response to the financial crisis by planning to invest $250 billion in the country's banks, forcing nine of the largest to accept a Treasury stake in what amounts to a partial nationalization.
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