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July 1, 2008 1:11 PM

Overseas investors continue to gobble up Treasury notes and bonds -- a must for the United States to continue financing the trade deficit. However, the subprime mortgage debacle and the cracks it has exposed in securities regulation could send overseas investors elsewhere in search of higher returns on their money, which could strain the U.S. economy to a breaking point.

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