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The former CEO of Lehman Brothers testified before a congressional panel, Wednesday, and said his bank was singled out

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Lehman Brothers former Chairman and CEO Richard Fuld (L) and Weil, Gotshal amd Manges Business and Restructuring Partner Harvey Miller are sworn in before testifying to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission during a hearing about the roots and causes of the 2008 financial and banking meltdown in U.S. and worldwide markets on Capitol Hill on Wednesday Sept. 1.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Former Lehman Brothers Chairman and CEO Richard Fuld pulls out his notes as he takes his seat before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission for a hearing about extraordinary government intervention and the recent financial crisis, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 1.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

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Former Lehman Brothers Chairman and CEO Richard Fuld bends to take his seat prior to testimony before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on Sept. 1.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

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Former Lehman Brothers Chairman and CEO Richard Fuld listens to questions during testimony before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on Sept. 1.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

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Former Lehman Brothers Chairman and CEO Richard Fuld (R) confers with a member of his team prior to testimony before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on Sept. 1.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

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Former Lehman Brothers Chairman and CEO Richard Fuld (C) testifies on a panel with Federal Reserve Bank of New York General Counsel Thomas Baxter (L) and Harvey Miller (R) of Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission for a hearing about extraordinary government intervention and the recent financial crisis, on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 1, 2010.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

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Former Lehman Brothers Chairman and CEO Richard Fuld delivers testimony before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on Wednesday Sept. 1.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

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Former Lehman Brothers Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fuld testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1.Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press

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Lehman Brothers former Chairman and CEO Richard Fuld testifies before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on Sept. 1.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Lehman Brothers former Chairman and CEO Richard Fuld (L) listens to Harvey Miller, business finance and restructuring partner at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP, testify before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on Sept. 1.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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