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PETER SCHOENFELD on the Paulson plan and short-selling

Part 1, October 7 2008: Peter Schoenfeld, Managing Partner of P. Schoenfeld Asset Management, talks to Chrystia Freeland, US Managing Editor, about why he likes the program advocated by Henry Paulson and the Federal Reserve's plan to buy commercial paper. He explains how the European financial system has its own problems, as well as why he wants to see the US ban on short-selling lifted and more transparency in the shorting process. Next week, Greg Maffei of Liberty Media. If you have a question for Greg Maffei, please email it to the link below.