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Goldman's Blankfein Is 'Doing God's Work'

A look behind the scenes at the omnipresent bank

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 8, 2009 2:34 PM CST

(Newser) – Lloyd Blankfein likes to say he's "attained perfection," a plausible-sounding assertion now that Goldman Sachs has repaid its TARP funds and is dishing out mammoth bonuses. "I don’t want to put a cap on their ambition," the CEO says of... Read full story »

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