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Bank CEOs Vow to Be Accountable

By JIM KUHNHENN
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WASHINGTON (Feb. 11) - Facing a disgusted public and Congress, bank CEOs agreed with demands for greater accountability Wednesday in the first testimony on how they're spending money from the taxpayer-funded $700 billion bailout. "Both our firm and our industry have far to go to regain the trust of taxpayers, investors and public officials," John J. Mack, head of Morgan Stanley, told the House Financial Institutions Committee.
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2009-02-11 07:08:48

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