Bear Stearns employee looks back

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Irina Lunina, a former Bear Stearns employee from Russia who wrote about her experiences at the now-defunct investment firm for the New York Times. It’s been one year since Bear Stearns collapsed, signaling the beginning of the global financial crisis.

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