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U.S. eyes tougher consumer protection: Geithner

BEIJING
Sun May 31, 2009 11:42pm EDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Stronger consumer protection will be a vital component of a regulatory overhaul that the United States will unveil soon, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday.

Barack Obama  |  Economy

"We are going to need to change and improve the quality of protections for consumers," Geithner said in a question-and-answer session after a speech to students at Peking University. (Reporting by Glenn Somerville; Editing by Alan Wheatley)



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