NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 10, 2007—Standard & Poor's Ratings Services
today published two reports to answer questions it has received concerning
local government pools, the effect of recent market disruptions on those
pools, and the potential effect on local government credit quality.
Standard & Poor's also has scheduled a teleconference for Thursday, Dec.
13, on these topics.
The reports are titled "Credit FAQ: U.S. State and Local Government
Investments And Recent Market Disruption," and "Credit FAQ: Local Government
Investment Pools."
The teleconference on Dec. 13 will begin at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time.
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Conference ID#: 8380890
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Replay Number: 1-203-369-1357
Replay will expire on Dec. 20, 2007
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Web replay streaming will expire on Jan. 10, 2008
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