David Dayen | One Thing Democrats and Republicans Apparently Agree On: Destabilizing the Banking Sector Again




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David Dayen, The Los Angeles Times
Dayen writes: "Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the run on Bear Stearns, the investment bank that collapsed under the weight of toxic subprime mortgages."
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