In a Special Comment, Countdown’s Keith Olbermann expresses outrage at Wall Street over their continuing misuse of federal bailout money. Olbermann calls for the firing of bank executives and more stringent bank regulation.

In an exclusive interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, Olympic champion Michael Phelps speaks out candidly about the night he was photographed allegedly smoking marijuana. "I realize that that hurt a lot of people," the athlete said of the scandal.

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