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<DESCRIPTION>GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. - POWER OF ATTORNEY
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



     KNOW  ALL  PERSONS  BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  GOLDMAN,  SACHS  & CO.  (the
"Company")  does hereby make,  constitute and appoint each of Roger S. Begelman,
Yvette  Kosic,  Andrea Louro DeMar,  Felicia J. Rector,  Michael T. Seeley,  and
Kevin P. Treanor,  (and any other  employee of The Goldman Sachs Group,  Inc. or
one of its  affiliates  designated in writing by one of the  attorneys-in-fact),
acting individually, its true and lawful attorney, to execute and deliver in its
name  and on its  behalf  whether  the  Company  is  acting  individually  or as
representative of others, any and all filings required to be made by the Company
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (as amended, the "Act"), with respect
to securities which may be deemed to be beneficially  owned by the Company under
the Act, giving and granting unto each said attorney-in-fact power and authority
to act in the  premises as fully and to all intents and  purposes as the Company
might or could do if personally  present by one of its  authorized  signatories,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY  shall  remain in full force and effect until either
revoked  in  writing  by the  undersigned  or until  such time as the  person or
persons to whom power of  attorney  has been  hereby  granted  cease(s) to be an
employee of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or one of its affiliates.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has duly subscribed these presents as
of February 25, 2008.


GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.



By: /s/ Gregory K. Palm
__________________________
Name: Gregory K. Palm
Title: Managing Director
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