Paulson's bad-asset rescue plan would join a bunch of other proposals now circulating Washington.

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And if a poor-performing parent lands in Chapter 11, taking its dynamo of a sub with it, that's too bad for the sub's investors, since the sub is an asset of the parent.

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So far, only a few governments have made moves towards dealing with their toxic assets: the U.K.'s asset protection program insures banks against future losses on bad assets but in return requires pledges that participating institutions increase domestic lending.

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