Solyndra CEO in 2009 email: 'The Bank of Washington continues to help us!'

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Solyndra CEO Chris Gronet referred to the federal government as "The Bank of Washington," in a 2009 email released by the Republican National Committee Research blog Thursday.

The Washington Post reported Wednesday that now-White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew may have ignored warning from Office of Management and Budget analysts about attempts to save Solyndra in 2011.

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