None of this yet amounted to a specific attack plan and so investigators sat tight and continued to listen.

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But Paulson and other banking regulators sat tight until the subprime mortgage market imploded in the summer, bringing down with it a few hedge funds and, more significant, putting a virtual freeze on the fixed-income markets.

FORBES: A Subprime Solution

There were no seats, and we sat on the floor in a tight bunch while Mr. Yusaf pointed out some of the higher mountains through the window.

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