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Geithner defends record to Congress

By Sarah O’Connor in Washington and Alan Rappeport in New York

Published: November 19 2009 18:35 | Last updated: November 19 2009 18:35

Tim Geithner launched a fierce defence of his record as US Treasury secretary on Thursday as Republicans said his policies had failed and he should resign.

In an unusually testy Congressional hearing, Mr Geithner told his Republican critics that he refused to take responsibility for “the legacy of crises you’ve bequeathed this country”.

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