BOFA CEO KEN LEWIS: MAN ON A HOT SEAT

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April is turning out to be a cruel month for Bank of America Chief Executive Ken Lewis. Despite BofA reporting a $4.2 billion first -quarter profit on Apr. 20, investors drove the bank'srnstock down 24% - a drop that contributed mightily to a 289.6-point decline in the Dow at the close. The following day, the state treasurer of Connecticut called on Lewis to resign; on Apr. 23 he and other credit-card chieftains will be jawboned at the White House by President Obama about high interest rates and predatory practices; and on Apr. 29 he must face shareholders at Bof A's annual meeting. Next month might not be that great, either: The government reports the results of its bank stress tests on May 4.1 talked with Lewis twice this week, for CNBC on Monday and then again the next day for BusinessWeek.