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3. Then what was Senator Carl Levin talking about here:

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 01:18 PM

Jul 2015

Goldman Sachs Misled Congress, Duped Clients, Levin Says

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Much of the blame for the 2008 market collapse belongs to banks that earned billions of dollars in profits creating and selling financial products that imploded along with the housing market,]according to the report.

The Levin-Coburn panel levied its harshest criticism at investment banks, in particular accusing Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank AG of peddling collateralized debt obligations backed by risky loans that the banks’ own traders believed were likely to lose value.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-04-14/goldman-sachs-misled-congress-after-duping-clients-over-cdos-levin-says

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Goldman Sachs – Masters of the Eurozone [View all] marmar Jul 2015 OP

So the Italian prime minister is a former senior adviser for Goldman Sachs and others hold high think Jul 2015 #1

Wrong. GS was NOT at the center of the meltdown. They got out of closeupready Jul 2015 #2

Then what was Senator Carl Levin talking about here: think Jul 2015 #3

They were in it, but got out, way before anyone else. closeupready Jul 2015 #24

Saying Sen. Levin doesn't understand financial machinations is very disingenuous. think Jul 2015 #33

Correct. Goldman is smaller than several other US banks including JPMorgan Chase stevenleser Jul 2015 #5

Silly article. There are 15 banks local to the Eurozone with more assets than GS that would laugh at stevenleser Jul 2015 #4

don't ever hill2016 Jul 2015 #7

Is Goldman Sachs Poised to Takeover Europe? Octafish Jul 2015 #9

this article hill2016 Jul 2015 #11

Where did Draghi work before? Octafish Jul 2015 #13

that's like saying hill2016 Jul 2015 #15

Right. Like saying 'this article has everything to do with the ECB' zip re Goldman? Octafish Jul 2015 #18

this is a dumb article hill2016 Jul 2015 #21

The main decision-maker for the bad decisions came out of Goldman Sachs to lead Greece is dumb. Octafish Jul 2015 #23

You're going to go down the rabbit hole arguing with that person stevenleser Jul 2015 #14

Not smearing you. Fox News is what it is. Octafish Jul 2015 #19

Mike Whitney...nuts, even by CounterPunch's measure of bootlicking NuclearDem Jul 2015 #20

The Rich Get Richer Octafish Jul 2015 #25

Do you think Vladimir Putin would make a better president of the US than Obama, Octafish? NuclearDem Jul 2015 #26

No need to be insulting, NuclearDem. Then again, what do you know? Octafish Jul 2015 #28

What I know is a fascist Kremlin stooge when I see one. NuclearDem Jul 2015 #29

So you're calling me an asshole, NuclearDem? Octafish Jul 2015 #30

I was calling Mike Whitney a fascist Kremlin stooge. NuclearDem Jul 2015 #31

Good, because I don't like being called asshole, NuclearDem. Octafish Jul 2015 #34

Buddy, the only one of us who's called the other an asshole is you. NuclearDem Jul 2015 #35

LOL! Octafish Jul 2015 #36

I already linked to it. NuclearDem Jul 2015 #37

That was then. This is now, which is when you can't show where I called you an asshole, dude. Octafish Jul 2015 #38

Given your standards, I'll take that as a compliment. NuclearDem Jul 2015 #39

Show where any of that is true, NuclearDem. Octafish Jul 2015 #40

"If I've made a mistake, I'd be happy to apologize." NuclearDem Jul 2015 #41

If any of what you say is true, NuclearDear, you would show it. Octafish Jul 2015 #42

Right, you never accuse posters of smearing you. NuclearDem Jul 2015 #43

I do whenever someone associates my name with assholes. Octafish Jul 2015 #44

Don't link to Counterpunch uhnope Jul 2015 #45

Folks who buy this stuff want a bogeyman to rail against instead of stevenleser Jul 2015 #12

Goldman Sachs was considered a case study in recklessness & greed for it's role in the 2008 meltdown think Jul 2015 #6

let's be clear about one thing hill2016 Jul 2015 #17

''For the unschooled to the ways of Wall Street...'' Octafish Jul 2015 #8

Goldman's role in Greece might be incomplete w/out mentioning their billionaire client think Jul 2015 #10

I just GOOGLED "Fox News + Greece + John Paulson"... Octafish Jul 2015 #16

The People vs. Goldman Sachs Ichingcarpenter Jul 2015 #22

Goldman Sachs could be sued for helping hide debts when it joined euro pampango Jul 2015 #27

Leave Goldman Sachs alone! Rex Jul 2015 #32

^ Wilms Jul 2015 #46