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February 11, 2009

JP Morgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon, weighing in on the firestorm over bonuses paid by banks who got taxpayer bailouts, defended paying staff for tough jobs. * Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis says bought 400,000 company shares in past six months. * JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says invested $12 million in his company. * Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit says invested $8.4 million in his company. * Goldman Sachs, New York Mellon, State Street, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo CEOs each said they had invested no additional personal wealth in their own companies during the past six months.