Fannie Mae and Jane Austen’s “Persuasion”
Fannie Mae has canceled plans to take a large amount of office space in southwest Washington, DC that, according to the Post:< ?xml:namespace prefix ="" o ns ="" "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
was more than a real estate deal. It was also meant as a symbolic gesture to show its corporate commitment to revitalizing American communities.
City planners viewed [...]