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The Obama administration today explained its public-private partnership to rescue the banking system and stock prices shot up around the world. But it may be too late to rescue Secretary Tim Geithner,

who's taken the heat for AIG's executive bonuses and public payoffs to private firms, including Goldman Sachs.

Some Republicans in Congress are calling for Geithner to be fired, and liberal commentators

want him to step down.

The president says he wouldn't let him resign.

Is there another way of heading off public outrage?

On reporter's notebook later on, the cheapest car in the world is about to go on sale in India.

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Hello again. Warren-Ele, back with To the Point. The bailout of America's financial system

began last fall, but the Bush administration is history.

Now, the Obama administration is faced with growing outrage over the use of public money to rescue failed private companies. More on that today.

On reporter's notebook, the Tata Nano will be the cheapest car in the world, but what about the environment and India's traffic congestion?

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