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Ben Bernanke: “We have already seen the stresses we saw in September. In September, we saw AIG and Lehman and other financial firms…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2009
We have already seen the stresses we saw in September. In September, we saw AIG and Lehman and other financial firms under great pressure.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke discusses the financial pressures affecting the economy and their global implications.

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