As Hank Leaves, Citi's Rubin Is Obama's Guru ; City Spy

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SO it's goodbye to Henry "Super Hank" Paulson, the former Goldman Sachs banker, who sadly failed to live up to his nickname in his efforts to save the US from recession and banking failure this year. Paulson's Goldman connections have been much commented upon he relied on a coterie of advisers of whom many were Goldman alumni. Now who is set to be the eminence grise of the Obama administration? Step forward Robert Rubin, a senior director of Citigroup since 1999 and Bill Clinton's Treasury Secretary before that.

Three of Obama's top economic appointments are Rubin proteges:

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As Hank Leaves, Citi's Rubin Is Obama's Guru ; City Spy

Treasury Secretary Timothy ...

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