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Enough with the "First Hundred Days"

Alec Baldwin | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

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Alec Baldwin

Everyone seems to be on this "First Hundred Days" trip. What's Obama gonna do to clean up these disparate, enormous messes? Put out all the fires? Give it a rest. Obama might consider a few things, though.

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The Case For Hypocrisy

Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.04.2009 | Politics

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Stuart Whatley

The Obama administration, at least in some of these cases, should be lauded, not excoriated, for ignoring its own rules.

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McCain Flipflops: Votes Against Geithner

Think Progress | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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Yesterday, the Senate confirmed former New York Federal Reserve president Timothy Geithner as the new Treasury Secretary with a vote of 60 to 34. Geit...

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Geithner To Issue New Lobbying Rules For Bailout

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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GOP Senator Kyl Won't Back Geithner

Reuters | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

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Republican Sen. Jon Kyl said on Thursday that he would not support Timothy Geithner for Treasury secretary because he was disappointed with his explan...

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100 Days: Economy Takes Center Stage For Obama

CBS | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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With the ceremonies of Inauguration Day in the rear view mirror, President Barack Obama is quickly shifting focus to the number one priority on his do...

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Sam Stein

100 Days: Daschle's Nomination Being Held Up By Geithner

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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The nomination of Tom Daschle for the post of head of Health and Human Services Secretary has hit a snag as members of the Finance Committee are takin...

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Geithner Confirmation Hearing Postponed To Next Wednesday

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama labeled the tax problems of his choice for Treasury chief an embarrassment Wednesday, but said Timothy...

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Senate Likely To Grill Geithner On Bailout, Lehman Involvement

Reuters | Posted 01.18.2009 | Business

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As president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, Geithner has worked hand-in-glove with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Pauls...

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It Takes a Movement to Save an Auto Industry

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

Picture a massive caravan of thousands of people effected by the auto industry landing up in front of the Capitol demanding action to save their jobs and staying there until Congress acts.

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Obama Right to Reassure Wall Street Markets With Rubinauts But Also Needs Econ Advisors Who Stand for Main Street

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

We can only hope that Obama balances the smart Rubinauts whom he has picked to lead his economic team with some equally smart pro-Main Street economic minds.

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Obama Introduces His Economic Team

AP | BETH FOUHY and DAVID ESPO | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

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CHICAGO — Citing an "economic crisis of historic proportions," President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress to pass a costly, job-creating stimul...

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Geithner Pick Mystifies Some Traditional Democratic Constituencies

Wall Street Journal | JON HILSENRATH and DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

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As a young Treasury aide in the late 1990s, Timothy Geithner once said his proudest accomplishment was helping assemble more than $100 billion in inte...

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