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this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. on capitol hill today the focus was on the role of credit rating agencies in the financial crisis. and, tom, lawmakers heard a lot of excuses from executives of some of the top agencies. >> tom: susie, those former executives told senate investigators about conflicts of interest and pressure from wall street investment bankers. they said those factors were part of the reason they issued high ratings on mortgages made up of...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. on capitol hill today the focus was on the role of credit rating agencies in the financial crisis. and, tom, lawmakers heard a lot of excuses from executives of some of the top agencies. >> tom: susie, those former executives told senate investigators about conflicts of interest and pressure from wall street investment bankers. they said those factors were part of the reason they issued high ratings on mortgages made up of...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. on capitol hill today the focus was on the role of credit rating agencies in the financial crisis. and, tom, lawmakers heard a lot of excuses from executives of some of the top agencies. >> tom: susie, those former executives told senate investigators about conflicts of interest and pressure from wall street investment bankers. they said those factors were part of the reason they issued high ratings on mortgages made up of...