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Ronald Reagan Click for audio

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Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, ordering Admiral Lawrence Geis to recall Sixth Fleet aircraft that were on their way to drive off Israeli military forces who were attempting to murder the entire crew of the minimally armed surveillance ship USS Liberty in the Mediterranean Sea during the 1967 Six-Day War.

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George Bernard Shaw

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Former communist & Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver shortly after he voluntarily returned to the U.S. as a prisoner from seven years as a free man, but an exile, abroad

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Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson

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I take my daily orders from Dr. Kissinger, filtered down through Generaal [sic] Brent Scowcroft and Sandy Berger [All three are retired from government service, but are Council on Foreign Relations members]

James L. Jones, U.S. National Security Advisor, Feb 18, 2009

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Inside The Collapse

Submitted by Guest on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 00:07

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Part 1

Michael Lewis writes about a handful of Wall Street outsiders who realized the subprime mortgage business was a house of cards and found a way to bet against it.

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Inside The Collapse, Part 2

Michael Lewis talks about the current situation on Wall Street, the large bonuses still being paid and his predictions for the future of the industry.

Extra: Is Wall Street Overpaid?

Michael Lewis' new book "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine" looks at the financial meltdown.

Extra: Bailout Blues

Michael Lewis has been following Wall Street for over 30 years. He worries that the recent government bailouts may be disastrous in the long term.

Extra: The $8.4 Billion Bet

Wall Street outsider Michael Burry bet against the market and won... big time!

Extra: Wall Street Misfit

How being a high school oddball made Michael Burry tens of millions.

Extra: "The Blind Side"

A chance reunion with an old friend led author Michael Lewis to the real life story of "The Blind Side."

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