<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071016/bs_nm/usa_economy_paulson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20071016/2007_10_16t081650_450x296_us_usa_economy_paulson.j pg?x=130&y=85&sig=_dliGowAFJKbr0NqEqY.PQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson testifies at a hearing held by the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 20, 2007. Paulson, defending an effort he spearheaded to stabilize credit markets, has 'no interest in bailing out lenders or property speculators,' the New York Times reported on Tuesday. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
warned on Tuesday that a housing downturn would hurt the
economy for some time, and he called for assistance to
struggling homeowners and new mortgage regulations.</p><br clear="all"/>

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(Reuters)