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  • Franziska Scheven
    Lehman’s Failure: “Rotten At The Head”
    Former trader Larry McDonald blames Fuld and top management for firm’s collapse
    Franziska Scheven October 5, 2010
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    Lawrence G. McDonald poses in this undated photo released to the press on July 17, 2009. McDonald is a former vice president of Lehman Brothers and the author of "A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers". Source: Crown Business via Bloomberg EDITOR'S NOTE: NO SALES. EDITORIAL USE WITH PREVIEW/REVIEW OF BOOK ONLY.

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