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Tim Geithner: “It is very important that we act effectively to help stabilize our system and to prevent the kind of broad-based…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2009
It is very important that we act effectively to help stabilize our system and to prevent the kind of broad-based catastrophic damage.
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Tim Geithner
New York

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Geithner stresses the importance of effective action to stabilize the financial system.

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