Barack Obama announces economic team leaders

The president-elect conveys a sense of urgency, charging Treasury nominee Timothy Geithner and other key players with starting work now on a plan to stabilize the financial system and the job market. > With the dramatic weekend rescue of Citigroup showing that the financial crisis remains an ongoing threat, President-elect Barack Obama introduced the central players of his new economic team Monday and charged them with developing a plan to stabilize the financial system and the job market. (link)