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It's Time for Swaps to Lose Their Swagger

"Using these instruments in a way that intentionally destabilizes a company or country is - is counterproductive, and I'm sure the S.E.C. will be looking into that."

That's what Ben. S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, said last week when lawmakers asked him about credit default swaps during his Congressional testimony.

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