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Video: Tim Geithner getting a wee bit testy during his congressional testimony

Posted by WSF On November - 19 - 2009

Timmy had kind of a tough day on the congressional hot seat, enduring slings and arrows. Here’s one of the exchanges….

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Video: Tim Geithner getting a wee bit testy during his congressional testimony

Moody’s warning on AAA ratings for U.S., UK, France, Germany; Goldman and JP Morgan forcing hedge funds to put up more collateral on CDS trades; Dodd’s financial overhaul plan due out today; AIG said to have cut bonuses by $21M; UBS sees 2010 turnaround

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