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President Obama Asks Tim Geithner To Remain U.S. Treasury Secretary

Posted 10.04.2011

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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has asked Timothy Geithner to stay on as U.S. Treasury Secretary and a decision is expected soon, officials sa...

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Lael Brainard, Another Obama Nominee runs into tax problems

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's choice for a top job in the Treasury Department did not disclose all of her late tax payments until she wa...

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Obama Leaving High-Level Vacancies

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The White House has filled important policy jobs at the two departments essential to President Barack Obama's domestic priorities a...

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Experts Criticize Obama For Lack Of Focus On Regulation And Community Banks

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite signs of improvement in the U.S. economy, some economic experts, and even officials associated with the recovery effort, have begun to worry a...

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McCain Economic Adviser: Let Insolvent Banks Fail

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John McCain's chief economist during the campaign is sounding a tune on the financial crisis that endears him to some of the progressives he once...

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Obama Team To Prioritize Credit Flow In Use Of TARP Funds

Financial Times | Krishna Guha and Francesco Guerrera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Geithner's Tax Error A Common One, Expert Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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News broke late Tuesday afternoon that Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner had for several years employed a housekeeper without proper immigra...

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Rumble At Treasury: Geithner Seeks To Push FDIC Chair Out After Clashes

Bloomberg News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Timothy Geithner, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for U.S. Treasury Secretary, is seeking to push Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheil...

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Obama Keeps His Distance From Decision On How To Spend Rest Of Bailout

Wall Street Journal | JONATHAN WEISMAN and DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO - Barack Obama decried the state of the economy Wednesday for the fifth time in 10 days. But the president-elect and his team are resisting ov...

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Treasury Struggling To Hire Enough Staff To Handle $700B Rescue Plan

Wall Street Journal | MICHAEL R. CRITTENDEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has made his most important Treasury Department personnel choice, but Timothy Geithner has big personnel cha...

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Obama To Have Say In Bush's Bailout Staff Picks

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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There may be just one president at a time, but when it comes to the $700 billion bailout package, Barack Obama's team is getting a toe in the door. T...

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