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    ... stocks dropped about 22 percent in one day. So thus far the current crash isn't so great as several other memorable ones. Photo at right: The Lehman Brothers building in Times Square, August 2007. Photo by David Shankbone, via Wikimedia Commons. NewsHour: Has history shown multiple types of outcomes ...

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    Wall Street Enjoys 'Rip-Roaring' 2 Years, But Main Street's Woes Remain

    Dec 30, 2010 08:56 PM EST

    JEFFREY BROWN: ... set the context for us here.How far back have markets come? ROBEN FARZAD: It's unbelievable. If you had slipped into a coma right before Lehman Brothers collapsed and just woke up right now, God willing, you would think that nothing changed. The markets are back to ...

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    AIG Looks to Repay Government, But Will Taxpayers Break Even?

    Sep 30, 2010 08:40 PM EST

    ... government ended up owning those 92 homes in the first place. What happened? LOUISE STORY: Well, if you remember, back in September 2008, it was right after Lehman Brothers failed. The economy was on the brink. There was major panic. And AIG, one of the things they did that really ...

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    Tap Icon Maurice Hines Takes Second Turn in Duke Ellington Tribute

    Jun 16, 2010 04:00 AM EST

    ... During auditions for "Sophisticated Ladies," John and Leo Manzari, two Washington, D.C., high school brothers, went through their paces in different styles of dance, and caught Hines' attention. MAURICE HINES: I said, oh, you're brothers. And the little light when on right away. You're brothers, I see.

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    Wisconsin Recall - High Stakes Battle for Major Party Groups

    Jun 04, 2012 05:48 PM EST

    ... spent in Wisconsin so far with contributions and independent expenditures from labor groups and outside organizations such as Americans for Prosperity, funded by the Koch Brothers, on the right, and Planned Parenthood on the left. And the state has seen visits from national figures in both parties, including former President ...

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    Crisis Turned Federal Reserve Into Fourth Branch of Government, Author Says

    Aug 12, 2009 04:00 AM EST

    ... people to basically save us from that economic calamity. JEFFREY BROWN: So one of the key moments that you write about, of course, is Lehman Brothers... DAVID WESSEL: Right. JEFFREY BROWN: ... the decision-making there about what to do about it, and that's a perfect moment to talk about ...

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    ... my case, nobody knows about my brother's case. But at least, if they're going to come after me and murder me, at least, right now, I'm known. My brother's case is known. Nick Schifrin: Despite those worries and requests by Saudi activists to President Biden he ...

  • How the Duplass Brothers collaborate without killing each other

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  • Can tax reform save Trump's legislative agenda?

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    ... All the eggs are probably in the basket of tax reform,” said Donald Bryson, the North Carolina state director for Americans for Prosperity, the Koch Brothers-backed conservative organization. “Right now, in terms of the need for a legislative and political win, we’ve got to reform the tax code ...

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    Latino Communities Rally Over Immigration Reform

    Apr 10, 2006 04:00 AM EST

    ... our -- our country's tradition. We understand it. And we are trying to communicate. One thing that is clear, we have not heard from our brothers on the evangelical right. They have been silent, even though the scriptures are clear. And, we, as an organization, Esperanza USA, have asked them ...