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| By Lara Hoffmans, Forbes, 09/27/2011 |
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In Obama’s jobs plan (which Democrats don’t appear to be in a big rush to pass), the much-maligned credit ratings agencies appear to be getting a boost. The plan dictates that to qualify for funds from a proposed “infrastructure bank,” a project must have an investment-grade rating from a ratings agency (i.e., S&P, Moody’s or Fitch).
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