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Geithner and Dodd should resign

By Michael Webster: Investigative Reporter Syndicated March 20, 2009: 11:00 PT

AP – The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. hear witness testimony on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee Christopher Dodd and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner should resign according to some members Congress and many members of the public. Senator Dodd first dined any knowledge that the executive-compensation limits law he authored that limited executive bonuses in AIG was removed from him and his men.

While the Senate was built 787 billion U.S. dollars stimulus bill last month, Dodd added an executive-compensation restrictions the bill. The provision, now called the "Dodd Amendment" by Obama offers a "mandatory exception for prizes contract agreed to before February 11, 2009 "- which borders 170 million in bonuses AIG.

Senator Dodd, however, only a days before the news media yesterday said he was not responsible for the added path last minute additional stimulus package. Dodd original amendment has not included such exemption, and inserted provisions denying the Connecticut senator.

Senator Dodd yesterday admitted changing themselves by the news media that he was responsible for adding an amendment that allowed AIG and other companies that received bailout funds to pay the bonuses.

Dodd acknowledged that he had "reluctantly" agreed to change the legislative language designed to limit executive compensation companies receiving federal bailout money – a change that ultimately allowed the insurer AIG to pay millions in bonuses. Sen. Dodd now claims Treasury forced him to add language to the bill incentive.

Except that Sen. Dodd was the largest single recipient of AIG campaign donations during the 2008 election cycle with $ 103,100, according to opensecrets.org. AIG's major offices (branch of troubled derivatives) is based on State of Connecticut Dodd home. Many of the bonuses in question were awarded to executives at the branch.

AIG, a sick giant insurance, has received more than 170 billion U.S. dollars in federal aid. Taxpayers now own about 80 percent controlling interest of AIG, but apparently have no say in management or control over the company as other stakeholders to make everyone share nation. According to at least one legislator seems that no one knows why that is.

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