All hell broke loose: there was a tsunami of media-generated outrage, a police complaint was lodged against Prof Nandy, and prominent Dalit leader Mayawati said he should be sent to prison.

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Then Lehman Brothers folded and all hell broke loose, leading to TARP and QE1 and QE2 and now, maybe, QE3 and another recession, according to the opinions of CNBC viewers polled on Aug. 15.

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