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Lamar Smith: Leading economists and academics have concluded that it was not Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy that caused the panic.

On the recordOctober 21, 2009
Leading economists and academics have concluded that it was not Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy that caused the panic.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Smith argues that government actions, not Lehman's bankruptcy, triggered the financial panic.

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