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Because of Fannie Mae's well-connected well-connected - Said of a computer installation, asserts that it has reliable electronic mail links with the network and/or that it relays a large fraction of available Usenet newsgroups.  executives and board, it took years for the public to get even a hint of what Jerry Knight Jerry Knight (born 14 April 1952, in Los Angeles) was an R&B vocalist and bass player in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Along with Ray Parker Jr., he was a founding member of the group Raydio, singing vocals on their early hit, "Jack and Jill".  of The Washington Post describes as its fudged book-keeping, "stretching accounting rules like bungee cords to create fiscal fiction, deceiving stockholders, and manipulating the regulatory process."

How big is the problem? Even Fannie Mae Fannie Mae: see Federal National Mortgage Association.  doesn't know. According to according to
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 Knight, to find out the facts about its finances, Fannie Mae just this year will spend $800 million.
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Title Annotation:Federal National Mortgage Association
Author:Peters, Charles
Publication:Washington Monthly
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jul 1, 2006
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