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Can we prevent a financial crisis in the future?

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HONOLULU -- Remember these words: credit default swaps, derivatives, subprime mortgages? While it now seems we can go five minutes without hearing a news report containing any of them, the question is whether we and our government can clean up the lingering mess and prevent a similar scenario in future, according to “News Dissector,” journalist, and filmmaker Danny Schechter.

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Beth-Ann Kozlovich is the host of Hawaii Public Radio's Town Square. For several years, she was the Hawaii anchor of NPR's award-winning "Morning Edition," and has an extensive background in radio news and public affairs. She is the mother of three teen-aged sons.

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