<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080909/bs_nm/fannie_freddie_imf_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080909/2008_09_09t050500_450x284_us_fannie_freddie_imf.jp g?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=uDk5GugIF4iszjCWyqI8ww--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) John Lipsky holds a media briefing during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers Meeting at Coolum August 2, 2007. (Mick Tsikas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The U.S. government's move to take
control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will help shore up the
housing market, the banking system and the wider economy, a
senior International Monetary Fund official said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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(Reuters)