Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, left, talks with House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members, from second left, the committee's ranking Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. , Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y. , and Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay, D-Mo. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, prior to Feinberg testifying before the committee. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, left, talks with House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members, from second left, the committee's ranking Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. , Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y. , and Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay, D-Mo. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, prior to Feinberg testifying before the committee.

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