Well, maybe CNBC was wrong. The Times is saying that it’s a bit more of the ‘bad bank’ after all. And the big story seems to be that Geithner won out against what the Times refers to as “some of the president’s top political hands” who wanted tougher controls over the banks and less giveaways for the banks’ shareholders.
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