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No-strings bailout lets banks off the lending hook

As the incoming Obama administration decides how to fix the economy, the troubles of the banking system have become particularly vexing.

Many banks that have received bailout money so far are reluctant to lend, worrying that if new loans go bad, they will be in worse shape if the economy....

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