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From: Doug Henwood
While Mr. Rubin has defended his performance since joining Citigroup
in 1999, insisting that the bank's problems were due to wider turmoil
in the financial system, not failures by Citigroup, he is "tired of
it," a person familiar with the matter said. Mr. Rubin now wants to
focus instead on his non-profit work and other outside interests.