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On the recordJune 8, 2009
If we could step into our time machines and go back in time before the near collapse of AIG, I have little doubt that we would have near unanimous support for regulating credit default swaps.
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Gary Ackerman
New York

Editor's note · Context

Ackerman emphasizes the need for regulation of credit default swaps post-AIG crisis.

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