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Scenes From The '29 Crash - A Run On Countrywide Financial
BartendingBear
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8-18-2007 2:25 PM
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I fear this is just the iceberg tip. It will get ugly.
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8-18-2007
5:50 PM
skwirlinator
Yes, I agree
8-20-2007
4:01 PM
Hawkeye_84
I'm glad I don't keep my 1/2 million dollars at the bank
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