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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: FDIC’s Sheila Bair Answers Your Questions

Updated: November 13 2009,
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Credit, Economic Institutions, Roles of Government
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FDIC Chair Sheila Bair answers NewsHour viewer’s questions on too big to fail, the power of the banking lobby, and how to tell if a bank is healthy.

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