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US Treasury plans to keep mortgage duo intact amid fears of financial havoc

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, seeking to calm nervous investors about the financial state of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, said yesterday the government's primary policy focus is to leave the mortgage giants intact.

JEANNINE AVERSA WASHINGTON US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, seeking to calm nervous investors about the financial state of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, said yesterday the government's primary policy focus is to leave the mortgage giants intact.