Conflicts of interest may arise in bailout

 
By The Associated Press
Published: October 13, 2008

WASHINGTON — The government’s plan to make sure private managers of a $700 billion bailout plan are free of conflicts of interest is weak, according to some critics, and allows too much room for abuse.

The Treasury Department is in the process of hiring financial experts to run the giant, taxpayer-financed fund, created by the legislation that President Bush signed Oct. 3.

The law allows the depa...


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