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2012-02-22 — nytimes.com
"The last time this financial instrument was on the global stage was in 2008, when the American International Group's credit-default swaps brought the insurer, as well as the wider financial system, to the brink of collapse. A.I.G. had unique weaknesses, and regulators have started to overhaul the credit-default swap market since 2008."
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