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Raising The FDIC Limit To $250,000

Donklephant  Tue, 09/30/2008 - 9:58am

It makes a lot of sense, not the least of which is when folks think their bank is in trouble and they decide to start pulling their money because they don’t think the FDIC will cover them, it creates a “run on the bank” situation that makes a collapse for that particular institution almost inevitable.



 

Bush to veto CIA waterboarding ban bill: aide (Reuters)

Ytop stories  Fri, 03/07/2008 - 8:51pm

President George W.<br /><br />Bush makes a statement about the economy outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington March 7, 2008.<br /><br />(Larry Downing/Reuters)Reuters - President George W. Bush will veto legislation on Saturday banning U.S.