PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post - July 14
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on its front page on July 14. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. --- The federal government unveiled a broad program to bolster troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, extending unprecedented support to the companies and proposing new authority to lend them money and even buy their stock. --- KUNDUZ, Afghanistan - Nine U.S. soldiers were killed in heavy fighting Sunday at a military base in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border, according to a Western official. The attack was the deadliest against U.S. forces in the country since 2005. ---
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