Carl Levin actually said...

For years I have been asking if the missile defense test plan included dedicated operational tests, and the answer has always been: No.

Levin expresses disappointment over the lack of dedicated operational tests in missile defense.

02/01/2010

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All right. Again, I would say that in their prepared statement, prior to being approved by CME, they say all index traders were required to ...

I do not believe we are alleging any wrongdoing on the part of index investors or anyone else.

Our investigation did, however, reveal that an abundance of long open interest helped to inflate futures prices.

So my point is that the working of these markets have real-life consequences.