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Al Franken: I'm wondering to what extent--there are a lot of securities that were given AAA ratings that turned out to be complete…

On the recordDecember 8, 2009
I'm wondering to what extent--there are a lot of securities that were given AAA ratings that turned out to be complete disasters.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Senator Franken questions the role of rating agencies in financial failures.

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