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    The Growing Credit Crisis

    President Bush signed the " economic rescue " into law Friday but the stock markets are declining anyway in New York and around the world. Today, the Federal Reserve said it would buy up commercial paper to get lending started again. Will taxpayers be saddled with more debt?

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Bush signed the "economic rescue" into law Friday but the stock markets are declining anyway in New York and around the world. Today, the Federal Reserve said it would buy up commercial paper to get lending started again. Will taxpayers be saddled with more debt? Meantime, state governments, normally safe investments in tough times, may not be able to borrow what they need for schools, police and local governments. California, the eighth largest economy in the world, may alone come up $7 billion short. Will states be going to Washington, too? We hear more about the credit squeeze from local and global perspectives.

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    Seven Hundred Billion Dollars Might Not Be Enough
    1. 1:25Fed Tries to Help Credit Market
    2. 7:29The Growing Credit CrisisYou’re reading this
    3. 41:03The Campaign Gets Nasty Heading into Second Debate
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Bill Lockyer

      California State Treasurer

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      Sujit CanagaRetna

      Senior Fiscal Analyst, Council of State Governments

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      Ron Scherer

      Economics Reporter, Christian Science Monitor

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Seven Hundred Billion Dollars Might Not Be Enough
    1. 1:25Fed Tries to Help Credit Market
    2. 7:29The Growing Credit CrisisYou’re reading this
    3. 41:03The Campaign Gets Nasty Heading into Second Debate
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