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Call it a mystery solved. We've been promising to figure out who slipped language into the $700 billion bailout that allows the federal government to buy stock in banks. Now, we deliver.
Today on Planet Money:
-- David Kestenbaum reveals all, in conversations that include lawmakers Spencer Bachus, Barney Frank and Jim Moran. It all happened on the floor of the House of Representatives. Hear the 70 seconds that may have changed the course of a nation.
-- Bonus: Why did U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson need all those M&Ms?
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