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October 9, 2009

Geithner Had 80 Contacts with Top Bank Execs in 7 Months
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Newly disclosed records show Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has
held frequent talks with top executives from the banks Goldman Sachs,
Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase. The Associated Press reports Geithner had
at least eighty contacts with the firms’ top executives during the first
seven months of his tenure. Geithner has been criticized for his Wall
Street ties and his role in the bailout as the former head of the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York.



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