NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER | P. Solman’s Risky Business | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec08/solmancredit_10-07.html
Insurer AIG is among the financial titans to hit troubled times in the recent Wall Street crisis. Paul Solman takes an in-depth look at the woes at AIG and explains how credit default swaps played a role its financial turbulence. You can ask Paul questions through the NewsHour’s Business Desk at: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/

Duration : 0:7:55

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U.s. National Debt Grows To Large For National Debt Clock

Airing Date Oct.5, 2008

Duration : 0:0:36

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Regulation versus Chaos: Rep. Alan Grayson on What Really Happend at AIG

Congressman Alan Grayson discusses how AIG went under. Yes, there were bad credit default swaps involved, but that does not explain the extent of the greed.

Duration : 0:4:41

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