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On the recordJune 8, 2009
the most interesting number to me there is that credit default swaps are 7 percent, which is interesting considering the effect that they have had on our economy.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster highlights the significance of credit default swaps in the economy.

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