Douglas warns there remains a significant risk that another crash is on the horizon without more significant regulatory control.

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But the bank's share price has remained low, and an exit from government control isn't on the horizon.

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Through the tall windows of the control car, I watched the horizon slew as the ship struggled to keep steady.

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Earlier Wednesday, well control expert Calvin Barnhill testified that he believes Deepwater Horizon rig workers "got ahead of themselves" as they tried to seal the Macondo well and prepared to move on to drilling a different well.

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