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epa01288779 New York's Senior Senator Chuck Schumer (C) speaks with the media before Lieutenant Governor David Paterson is to be sworn in as the 55th Governor of the State of New York in Albany New York USA, 17 March 2008.
Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2008

Open quoteWhen you're looking into the abyss, you don't quibble over details.Close quote

  • Sen. CHARLES SCHUMER
  • on the deal for JPMorgan Chase to buy Bear Stearns, leaving the Federal Reserve responsible for $30 billion of Bear's hard-to-trade securities
Photo: PETER FOLEY / EPA | Source: Wall Street Journal