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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (148138)	9/19/2008 3:25:55 PM
From: DebtBomb	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Well, they constantly try to distract us with other horseshit instead of focusing on real issues. It is difficult to stay focused. Got micro-farm?

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (148138)	9/19/2008 7:51:52 PM
From: DebtBomb	Respond to of 306849

“Let’s hope we are all wealthy and retired by the time this house of cards falters" email Dec. 2006 Study Finds Flawed Practices at Ratings Firms That e-mail message and dozens like it were disclosed Tuesday in a blistering 37-page report issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which confirmed what many on Wall Street had long suspected: the major ratings firms, including Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, flouted conflict of interest guidelines and considered their own profits when rating securities, among other suspect practices. nytimes.com