Bernanke Says U.S. Should Pay Above Market Price for Bad Debt

Bernanke Signals U.S. Should Pay More for Bad Debt

Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke signaled that the government should buy devalued assets at above-market values to make its proposed $700 billion rescue package most effective in combating the financial crisis...

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