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Tim Geithner: 'No Credible Evidence' Dodd-Frank Act Hurting Economy

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.03.2012 | Business

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In many ways, it's too early to pass many judgments on Dodd-Frank. U.S. financial regulators said in a report released on Thursday that it is still...

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Wall Street Banks Sued For Massive Fraud In Subprime Deals

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 11.02.2011 | Business

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The federal government late Friday filed lawsuits against 17 financial institutions, including some of the nation’s largest banks, alleging a patter...

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Former Lawmaker Decries Corporate Control Of Government

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 10.24.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers rarely speak candidly about the relationship between large corporations and government, avoiding the ugly realities surroundin...

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Geithner Slams Standard & Poor's

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 10.07.2011 | Business

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WASHINGTON (Associated Press) — The credit rating agency Standard & Poor's showed "terrible judgment" in lowering the U.S. government's credit ratin...

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Ex-Obama Adviser On Downgrade: U.S. 'Pretty Darn F**ked'

Posted 10.06.2011 | Business

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On the same night that Standard and Poor's downgraded the United States' top-level credit rating for the first time in history, Christina Romer, forme...

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Historical Context Missing From Debt Ceiling Reporting

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.13.2011 | Politics

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Back in 1995 and 1996, a government shutdown actually happened -- twice. The debt ceiling was not raised, but the country did not default. President Clinton actively used his veto pen, as the Republicans sent him bills that they knew he would not sign.

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REPORT: Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Considered For Treasury Secretary

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 08.31.2011 | Technology

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Timothy Geithner was recently reportedly considering leaving his position as Treasury Secretary after the budget deal is accomplished. Although he has...

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Geithner Defends Small Business Loan Fund

Reuters | Posted 08.23.2011 | Business

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WASHINGTON (David Lawder) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended the Obama administration's initiative to aid small business lending on We...

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Tim Geithner: Chrysler, GM Head U.S. Manufacturing's 'Comeback'

The Washington Post | Timothy Geithner | Posted 08.01.2011 | Business

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Nothing about the president’s call was popular. It may have been more politically expedient to let Chrysler fail. But the president knew that if Chr...

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WATCH: Obama Administration Economist Explains Departure

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 07.27.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- On the heels of his departure from the Obama administration, economist Jared Bernstein warned that Washington's political culture mislea...

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Geithner Blasts Wall Street, Defends Elizabeth Warren, Medicare

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 07.25.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- At a Politico breakfast on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren, mocked a House GO...

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Treasury Blocks Regulation Of Market That Sparked $5.4 Trillion Fed Bailout

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 06.29.2011 | Business

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The Treasury Department plans to exempt foreign exchange derivatives from new Wall Street reform regulations, a Treasury official said Friday, dismiss...

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Republicans Downplay Urgency Of Raising Debt Ceiling

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 06.24.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- Failing to raise the nation's debt ceiling would be less damaging than allowing the deficit to continue to swell, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okl...

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Obama Rejects Tax Increase On Big Business

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 06.06.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- As Congress grinds closer to shutting down the federal government and the White House floats proposals to cut social services for workin...

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Geithner Gets 'Existential' On Financial Reform

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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What a difference a year makes. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, according to Noam Scheiber in New Republic, has completed his journey from "the...

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Hogwash, Mr. President

Robert Scheer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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Ours is a union divided between those who agree with Obama that "the worst of the recession is over" and the far larger number in deep pain that this president is bent on ignoring.

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Geithner Backs Foreclosure Aid With Clock Running Out

Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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The U.S. Treasury Department has spent months blocking legal aid funding for borrowers fighting foreclosure, but is giving a late push to legislation ...

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Geithner Blocks Foreclosure Relief

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has authorized big payouts to banks in an effort to encourage mortgage modifications, but is prevent...

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Are Treasury's Knives Coming Out Against Elizabeth Warren?

Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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It's somewhat astonishing that Treasury officials would be working to paint Warren as some kind of prima donna. These silly stories raise troubling questions about what they may be leaking with fewer fingerprints and greater ramifications.

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Top Fed Official On Government's Foreclosure Prevention Efforts: 'Three Years Of Failed Policies'

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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One of the Federal Reserve's top economists denounced the Obama administration's approach to stemming the growing foreclosure crisis, saying it's part...

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Geithner's Latest Struggle: Reminiding The Public He's Never Worked For Goldman Sachs

nytimes.com | JACKIE CALMES | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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Earlier this month, Mr. Geithner had breakfast in Manhattan with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Robert Steel, a deputy mayor and former Treasury offic...

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Geithner Debunks Five Greatest Myths About TARP

The Washington Post | Timothy F. Geithner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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Born at the peak of the financial crisis in 2008, the Troubled Asset Relief Program expired last week, ending what was perhaps the most maligned yet m...

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The Geithner Grimace: 11 Examples Of The Treasury Secretary's Only Expression (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

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Some people seem to be stuck on the same facial expression every time a camera flashes. Unfortunately for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, that ex...

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Friday Talking Points [140] -- Pledging Nonsense

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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The White House has been in the news this past week, mostly for who will be leaving it soon. One is tempted to insert the old "will the last to leave...

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Replacing Summers: Think Policy, Not Politico

Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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Obama can focus on policy, naming a replacement for Larry Summers who wants to ease the economic strains on American households, or he can focus on politics, naming a candidate who appeases the corporate executive class.

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