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The watchword: uncertainty

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and James Lockhart, director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and James Lockhart, director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. (Jay Mallin/Bloomberg News)
By Steven Syre
Globe Columnist / September 9, 2008

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