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Thursday, Sep. 18, 2008

Open quoteA bunch of short-selling spivs and speculators.Close quote

  • ALEX SALMOND,
  • First Minister of Scotland, apportioning blame after shares plummeted in the Edinburgh-based bank HBOS, and the U.K.'s biggest mortgage lender had to accept a buyout by rivals Lloyds TSB
Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP | Source: BBC