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This combination of Associated Press File photos, show from left, Sanford I. Weill, of Travelers, and John S. Reed of Citicorp shaking hands in New York, Monday, April 6, 1998, and right, former White House intern Monica Lewinsky in Philadelphia, also on Monday, April 6, 1998. On April 6, 1998, the Dow first closed above 9,000, after Citicorp announced combining with insurer Travelers Group, igniting the megabank era now blamed in part for the financial crisis. On the same day, Monica Lewinsky's lawyer said special prosecutor Kenneth Starr should wrap up his investigation of President Bill Clinton and "get a life". (AP Photo/File)