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Protecting Its Fannie: How Mortgage Giant Primed the...

Clip: 7/1/2011 | 8m 16s

Paul Solman reports on the new book, "Reckless Endangerment."

As part of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman reports on the new book, "Reckless Endangerment," which argues that for the past 20 years, Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise that increases money for homeownership, pursued profits for itself and bought risky loans that inflated a housing bubble that eventually burst.

07/01/2011

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Conversation: Eleanor Henderson, Author of 'Ten Thousand...

Clip: 7/1/2011 | 6m 57s | Jeffrey Brown talks to Eleanor Henderson, author of "Ten Thousand Saints." (6m 57s)

Eleanor Henderson Reads From Her Novel, 'Ten Thousand...

Clip: 7/1/2011 | 2m 26s | Eleanor Henderson reads from her novel, "Ten Thousand Saints." (2m 26s)

In Strauss-Kahn Case, All Eyes on Accuser's Statements

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In Syria: 'This Country Is Far From Unified'

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Shields and Gerson on Budget Impasse, Bachmann Candidacy

Clip: 7/1/2011 | 13m 2s | Shields and Gerson on Budget Impasse, Bachmann Candidacy (13m 2s)

Strauss-Kahn Released From House Arrest as Case Enters...

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Syrian Demonstrations Grow as Assad Calls for Dialogue...

Clip: 7/1/2011 | 2m 10s | Syrian Demonstrations Grow as Assad Calls for Dialogue With Opposition (2m 10s)

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