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But their reports differ more in style than in substance. It lacks the sex and intrigue of the starr report and the bonechilling narrative of the 911 commission report. The commission has been compared to the pecora commission, which investigated the causes of. Financial crisis inquiry commission report lacks analysis. The financial crisis inquiry commission, in its final report on the causes of the crisis, said thursday that federal authorities, who failed to curb reckless behavior on wall street, bear much of.
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