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Former Regulator Bair Recounts Stories of Financial Crisis

Former Regulator Bair Recounts Behind the Scenes of Financial Crisis, Bailouts

10/19/2012

PBS News Hour

Former Regulator Bair Recounts Stories of Financial Crisis

Clip: 10/19/2012 | 8m 22s

Former Regulator Bair Recounts Behind the Scenes of Financial Crisis, Bailouts

Former FDIC chair Sheila Bair says there's plenty of blame to go around for the financial crisis, but the foremost culprit is greed. Judy Woodruff talks to Bair about her new book, "Bull By the Horns," which assesses what role different figures from Wall Street to the White House and the regulatory offices played in the crash.

10/19/2012

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