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    Geithner, Bernanke Run into a Buzz Saw on Capitol Hill

    Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told Congress today he wants new powers to regulate companies like AIG and eliminate threats to the financial system.  But he and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ran into hostile questioning from the House Committee on Financial Services.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told Congress today he wants new powers to regulate companies like AIG and eliminate threats to the financial system. But he and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ran into hostile questioning from the House Committee on Financial Services. Justin Fox, business columnist for Time magazine, writes the Curious Capitalist blog.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Justin Fox

      Economics Columnist, Time magazine

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    American Populism: 21st Century Style
    1. 1:38Geithner, Bernanke Run into a Buzz Saw on Capitol HillYou’re reading this
    2. 7:32American Populism: 21st Century Style
    3. 42:52Dallas Police Department Drops Police Code
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