And Milorad Dodik, the RS leader, threatens to secede unless it is left free to be run as a quasi-state.

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When the U.S. Treasury sells bonds, about a third of the issuance is taken up by foreign buyers, mainly Asian central banks and quasi-state backed investment funds of the Middle East.

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This is a secretive, quasi- governmental agency funded by the State Bar of Texas.

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two quasi-public mortgage insurers that bought warehouses of bad mortgages, are still wards of the state.

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