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Conflict of Interest Possible with Bailout Managers

Posted By Sheldon Richman

“All six of the law and accounting firms hired by the Treasury Department to help manage the $700 billion financial bailout have clients who received the federal money, contracting and regulatory records show.” (USA Today ^[1], Wednesday)

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“Business–Government Collusion” ^[2] by Eric-Charles Banfield

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[1] USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/executive/cabinet/2009-01-27-geithner-lobbying_N.htm

[2] “Business–Government Collusion”: http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/businessndashgovernment-collusion/

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