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	<title>Comments on: Moody&#8217;s fit of pique: MBIA triple-A not so triple-A</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>by: JAP</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/05/14/13042/moodys-fit-of-pique-mbia-triple-a-not-so-triple-a/#comment-20629</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 20:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Banks have made writedowns on guarantees by monolines that have loose the rating.
I guess they have not -yet- made writedowns regarding contract with AMBAC,MBIA as they are still ? AAA.
So if AMBAC,MBIA go to court to challenge the validity of guarantees/insurances, I guess the other party should have to make a provision.
At the end is almost the same.]]></description>
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		<title>by: Stacy-Marie Ishmael</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/05/14/13042/moodys-fit-of-pique-mbia-triple-a-not-so-triple-a/#comment-20622</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 16:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[@Grammarian - oh dear. Duly amended.]]></description>
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		<title>by: Grammarian</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 15:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toe not tow.]]></description>
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		<title>by: bsb</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 12:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[it's all a bit of a mess isn't it.  on the one hand the bond insurers feel misled on the default risk of the underlying assets (rated by the rating agencies) but on the other hand they are beholden to the very same agencies in order to maintain their own AAA badge.  catch 22.]]></description>
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		<title>by: Steven</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/05/14/13042/moodys-fit-of-pique-mbia-triple-a-not-so-triple-a/#comment-20589</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 10:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And so that is left with Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp...]]></description>
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