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MCT exclusive series: How Goldman Sachs secretly bet on the housing crash

A five-month investigation by McClatchy Washington Bureau correspondent Greg Gordon shows how Goldman Sachs sold these securities to unsuspecting buyers, used offshore tax havens to market them to financial institutions worldwide and benefited from... Full Article at Belleville News-Democrat

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  1. Co-CEO of Goldman Sachs, Richard Gnodde listens during a Future of Finance Initiative conference in Horsham, southern England December 8, 2009.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 16:  Activists protest in front of the DC office of Goldman Sachs November 16, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15:  Goldman Sachs building in Paternoster Square is bathed in Autumnal sunshine on October 15, 2009 in London, England. Investment Bankers Goldman Sachs have announced quarterly profits of £1.96 billion.
  4. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 3:  In this handout image supplied by the IMF, the BBC's Nik Gowing hosts a live 'Special World Debate' with panelists Economic Historian Niall Ferguson, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, Goldman Sachs Jim O'Neill, International Monetary Fund's Managing Directo...
  5. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23:  Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of The Goldman Sachs Group, participates in a panel on September 23, 2009 at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York, New York.
  6. Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz (C) arrives at King Khalid International Airport December 11, 2009. The crown prince of top OPEC oil exporter Saudi Arabia returned to the kingdom on Friday after spending most of the year in Morocco following medical treatment in the United States.
  7. HOCHFILZEN, AUSTRIA - DECEMBER 11:  Tim Burke of United States during the men's 10km sprint on December 11, 2009 in Hochfilzen, Austria.
  8. GEORGE, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 11:  Lee Rees of Wales clears from the scrum during the IRB Sevens Series match between Wales and United States at Quteniqua Park on December 11, 2009 in George, South Africa.
  9. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 10:  US Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal (R), commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of United States Forces Afghanistan and Karl Eikenberry (L), U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, participate in a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol H...

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