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Photo Gallery Too Big to Fail

US journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks to SPIEGEL about his book, "Too Big to Fail," the inside story about Wall Street and the financial crisis. He talks about the lack of remorse on the part of many CEOs and addresses the question of whether he got too close to the country's top bankers.
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His book is an inside story into what happened as Wall Street became engulfed by the financial crisis. The most dramatic event was the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers. Here former CEO Richard Fuld passes hecklers on Capitol Hill.

Foto: Susan Walsh/ AP
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He had been testifying at a hearing held by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Sorkin says that in some ways Fuld is a tragic figure.

Foto: ? Kevin Lamarque / Reuters/ REUTERS
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The Federal Reserve, US the Central Bank, came to the rescue of many Wall Street banks.

Foto: HYUNGWON KANG/ REUTERS
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An assistant to a floor trader outside the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 15, 2008, the day Lehman Brothers filed for bancruptcy protection.

Foto: A2800 epa Foley / dpa
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Demonstrators with a photograph of Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. The top bankers were widely vilified for their role in the financial crisis.

Foto: Chip Somodevilla/ Getty Images
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