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Tim Geithner: I completely agree with what you said about the importance of there being a brutally honest, careful, independent…

On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
I completely agree with what you said about the importance of there being a brutally honest, careful, independent assessment of what those weaknesses are.
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Tim Geithner
New York

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Geithner emphasizes the need for an honest assessment of systemic failures.

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