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ask by who, in the US Govt?

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Here is a Lewis quote on a conversation with Paulson from the article:

“I can't recall if he said, ‘We would remove the board and management if you called it [off]’ or if he said ‘we would do it if you intended to.’ I don't remember which one it was,” Mr. Lewis said. “I said, ‘Hank, let's de-escalate this for a while. Let me talk to our board.’ “

Paulson with Bernanke’s support strong armed BoA to eat the Merrill disaster.

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