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Geithner Says No Tilt to Goldman
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talks with WSJ Deputy Managing Editor Alan Murray about the perceived conflicts of interest in Goldman Sachs's relationship with government agencies. The question was submitted and voted on by Digg users in partnership with Wall Street Journal.
By Deborah Solomon
Aug. 22, 2009 11:59 pm ET
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Friday that government officials acted appropriately in their dealings with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. during the heat of the financial crisis last year.
Some lawmakers have questioned whether ties between government officials and Goldman Sachs influenced their decisions about which financial firms should be saved. The government's rescue efforts weren't intended to benefit Goldman but to prevent a broader collapse of the financial system, Mr. Geithner said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and Digg, an online site where 39 million users share articles with one another and rate their popularity. Mr. Geithner was responding to questions submitted and voted on by Digg users in partnership with the Wall Street Journal.
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